The Surf Window

Cape Three Points

Western Region, Ghana

Point breakIntermediate

Africa's southernmost Atlantic point generates a raw, powerful break where the Guinea Current meets open ocean, almost completely unsurfed despite producing quality waves on SW swells that have nowhere to go but here.

Typical Conditions

The Surf Window

Swell Window

N
OptimalSSW (195°)
WindowSSE–WSW (150°–240°)

Wind

NE

Offshore

Tide

Mid to high

LowMidHigh

Season

July–September

JFMAMJJASOND

The Wave

Type

Right (primary)

Bottom

Rock

Shape

Powerful, raw point break wall, unpredictable and heavy

Length

80–150m

Skill Level

  • •Who it's for: Intermediate to advanced
  • •Why: Remote, raw, and powerful, requires self-sufficiency and experience

Hazards

  • •Very remote, nearest town is Axim, 30km away
  • •Rocky bottom and shoreline
  • •Strong currents at the point

Local Tips

  • •Ghana's lighthouse sits at the point, an extraordinary setting
  • •Accessible via rough track from the Discove Beach Resort area

Location

Map showing the location of Cape Three Points in Western Region, Ghana

4.7333, -2.0667