Cape Coast
Surf spot · Ghana
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s)
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft16 s
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 scrumbling
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 314, too small
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 64, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 817, too small
- Mon 919, too small
- Tue 1015, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May–Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft11 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft11 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the west, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft16 s1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft13 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft10 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 29°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:42 −0.3 mHigh 09:44 +0.3 mLow 16:00 −0.5 mHigh 23:00 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:16 −0.3 mHigh 11:14 +0.3 mLow 17:18 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:06 +0.6 mLow 06:30 −0.4 mHigh 12:28 +0.3 mLow 18:24 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best May–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cape Coast
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (162°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (342°). 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 900 m out (1 in 92). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cape Coast, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,010–US$1,970 each
about US$1,010–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ACC, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$616–US$1,280 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$214 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$100 |
| Total | about US$1,010–US$1,970 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Cape Coast
about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Cape Coast its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 30m
About 22h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ACC, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 2h 35m by road
Flights ORD → ACC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.