Western, Ghana
Busua
Also known as Busua, Busua Beach, Busua Resort
Beginner
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.5–2 m
Any tide
Ghana's most established surf beach and the cradle of Ghanaian surfing: a sheltered crescent of sand near Dixcove with gentle, sand-bottom peaks suited to learners and intermediates, backed by a small resort village. It is in the rain shadow of the south-west monsoon swell train, so it is never huge, but it is consistent, warm and very beginner-friendly — the base of the surf-school circuit on the Ghanaian coast.
Hazards
RipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- SSW, SW, S
- Best wind
- N, NE, NW
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Wave size
- 0.5–2 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 4.8810, -1.9450
Facilities
ParkingToiletsSurf SchoolBoard RentalCafeLifeguardCamping
Getting there
Drive west from Takoradi to Busua beach (signed from Dixcove). Surf schools and rentals line the beachfront.