Sulima, Sierra Leone

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Monrovia, is 114 km away. Nearest airport: MLW (MLW), 118 km.

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About Sulima

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

The spot faces SW (213°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (33°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 185). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 6 good days in 7; in February, July and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Monrovia, is 114 km away. Nearest airport: MLW (MLW), 118 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 18 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ROB, direct.
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Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Sulima.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Monrovia, is 114 km away. Nearest airport: MLW (MLW), 118 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sulima, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	124kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	3 ft12 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	30°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	230kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	3 ft8 ssoft	151kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	57kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to ROB, then 3h by road. About 18h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Sulima
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Sulima
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Sulima
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Sulima
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Sulima
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to ROB, then 3h by road. About 18h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £830–£1,620 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 ROB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£505–£1,045
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		£830–£1,620

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

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