Shipwreck, Nigeria

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cotonou, is 79 km away. Nearest airport: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), 28 km.

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About Shipwreck

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (179°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (359°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–4 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually November and December, with about 7 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cotonou, is 79 km away. Nearest airport: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), 28 km.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Shipwreck.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cotonou, is 79 km away. Nearest airport: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), 28 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Shipwreck, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft10 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	3 ft8 smushy	105kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft10 scrumbling	214kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	14, poor	2 ft10 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	14, poor	1 ft10 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to LOS, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 20h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Shipwreck
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Shipwreck
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Shipwreck
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to LOS, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 20h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £885–£1,735 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to LOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£560–£1,160
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£885–£1,735

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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