Lonely Left, Cameroon

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 403 km away. Nearest airport: SSG (SSG), 53 km.

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About Lonely Left

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

The spot faces SW (212°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (32°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 403 km away. Nearest airport: SSG (SSG), 53 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 23 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSG, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).
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Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Lonely Left.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 403 km away. Nearest airport: SSG (SSG), 53 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 Lonely Left, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 shollow	15kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 shollow	18kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 shollow	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 shollow	21kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	1 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	1 ft7 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 shollow	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	26°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
Fly ORD to SSG, changing at CDG, then 1h 15 by road. About 23h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SSG, changing at CDG, then 1h 15 by road. About 23h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £915–£1,805 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 SSG, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£590–£1,230
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		£915–£1,805

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

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