Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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One of Africas most stable and developed countries... with 539km of coastline. Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north.
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Geographic coordinates: 8° 0' N, 2° 0' W
Coastline km: 539 km km
Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
Elevation: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m
Natural hazards: dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts. ecurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
Currency: cedi (GHC)
Population:
Languages: Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census)
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| Axim | 5 / - | Right and left | Point-break |
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| Busua Beach | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Cape Coast | - / - | Beach-break | All surfers | ||||
| Cape Three Points | - / - | Left | Point-break |
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| Dixcove | - / - | Right | Point-break |
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| Fete | 3 / - | Right | Point-break |
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| Katakor | 3 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Kokrobite | 4 / - | Right | Beach-break |
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| Labadi Beach | 9 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Mia Mia | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Mumford | 3 / - | Right | Point-break |
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| New ningo | 6 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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| Pram Pram | 3 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Stilt Village | 3 / - |
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| Turtle Beach | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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By kookstyle , 14-06-2012
newbie - Hi, just arrived in Ghana (Accra / Tema area) and keen to meet any resident or local surfers in the area for a few week end trips out of town. Drop me a line on andrew.lynch.accra@gmail.com if interested to meet up. (I have wheels if thats a selling point :-) Andy
By unclebangra , 24-03-2012
Ghana - moving to Ghana having just opened an office in country, looking for anyone to share some trips with and a bit of local knowledge, get in touch!
By rlaskowski , 10-12-2010
- Anyone been surfing in Ghana in 2010? If so, how about a quick report on the waves and the location of the sites.
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