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Mamba Point, Liberia

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Near Mamba Point. Photo: franek2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mamba Point

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

The spot faces W (259°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (79°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°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 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Monrovia, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). 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 16 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ROB, direct.

    See flights ORD → ROB · Skyscanner from about £505 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Mamba Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct133 ft7 smushy60kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct143 ft8 scrumbling82kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct173 ft12 shollow184kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct203 ft9 scrumbling176kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct173 ft8 scrumbling130kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct143 ft8 smushy106kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct133 ft7 smushy78kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft7 smushy43kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct61 ft10 shollow22kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct82 ft10 shollow48kJ28°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

    Direct flight ORD to ROB, then 1h 15 by road. About 16h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 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

    Direct flight ORD to ROB, then 1h 15 by road. About 16h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Monrovia each day: 8th street, Mamba Point.

The trip from Monrovia, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £995–£1,900 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ROB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£505–£1,045
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£995–£1,900

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

Places to eat near Monrovia

  • City Garden Bar RestaurentBar and grill · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Level One RestaurantSteakhouse · 1.2 km from the centre
  • Evelyn's CuisineAfrican · 1.6 km from the centre
  • Sha Town Sports Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.9 km from the centre
  • RanagoliIndian · 1.1 km from the centre
  • The EateryAsian · 1.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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