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Sunset Point, Ghana

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Axim, is 76 km away. Nearest airport: ABJ (ABJ), 116 km.

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About Sunset Point

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

The spot faces S (190°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (10°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 94). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in July, 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 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Axim, is 76 km away. Nearest airport: ABJ (ABJ), 116 km.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ABJ, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → ABJ · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Sunset Point.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Axim, is 76 km away. Nearest airport: ABJ (ABJ), 116 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 Sunset Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small3 ft9 smushy153kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small3 ft9 smushy160kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct19, too small3 ft9 ssoft130kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small3 ft9 ssoft180kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft8 ssoft150kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct20, too small3 ft8 ssoft137kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small3 ft8 smushy93kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Mon 26Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy25kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots27°C
Tue 27Oct6, too small2 ft9 smushy39kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots28°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ABJ, changing at JFK, then 2h 20 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ABJ, changing at JFK, then 2h 20 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £770–£1,530 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ABJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,110
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£80
Food7 days eating out£110–£200
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£45–£75
Total£770–£1,530

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

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