Busua

Beach break

Western, Ghana

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.1/10
Fair
Size
0.81.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
11 km/h
SW · Onshore
Swell
1.1 m
9 s · SSE
Best window · 18h5.1/10 · 0.71.2 m · 15 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the SSE. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.81.279☁️24°
03h0.81.278☁️24°
06h0.71.2711☁️25°
09h0.71.1715🌧️26°
12h0.71.1719🌧️25°
15h0.71.1818🌧️25°
18hBest0.71.21015🌤️25°
21h0.81.2912🌤️25°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mPM 05:22+0.6 mBM 11:22-0.7 mPM 17:22+0.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 05:31 GMT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.