Fort Good Hope
Surf spot · Ghana
Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 121kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 151kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 118kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 75kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 smushy
- Energy
- 45kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 322, too small
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 636, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 832, too small
- Mon 928, too small
- Tue 1036, too small
- Wed 1120, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Oct–Nov5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft9 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 151kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 118kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 75kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft13 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 20, too small | 1 ft12 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 30°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:05 −0.3 mHigh 11:08 +0.3 mLow 17:10 −0.5 mHigh 23:59 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:21 −0.4 mHigh 12:22 +0.3 mLow 18:17 −0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 00:54 +0.6 mLow 07:16 −0.5 mHigh 13:21 +0.4 mLow 19:12 −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 Oct–Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Fort Good Hope
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is sheltered 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 650 m out (1 in 65). 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 October and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in July and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kokrobite. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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 2 November 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$617–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$215 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$148–US$268 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$101 |
| 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: 2 towns
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about 35 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Kokrobite its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Mumford on Booking.com
about 1h by car
Nearest beds: Kokrobite, 18 km (about 35 min by car)
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h
About 21h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ACC, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 05m by road
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