Surf forecast · Ghana · Western Region
Surf forecast Busua today
Waves, swell and wind at Busua (Western Region, Ghana) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Busua surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑S | 6–10 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑S | 7–24 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑S | 12–32 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑S | 13–30 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑S | 7–13 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑S | 12–27 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑S | 12–28 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 14–31 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 6–12 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 9–23 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑S | 10–31 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑S | 14–34 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 19:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Busua
Open the waves map centred on Busua
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Busua today?
- Fun: waves 1.0 m at 8 s from S, swell 0.8 m · 6 s S (Sat 19:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Busua?
- Wind 10 km/h from SW: cross-shore for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Busua today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Busua?
- 28.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Robertsport 1067 km · Ngor 2035 km · Ponta Preta (Sal) 2641 km · Mirleft 2887 km · Corralejo North Shore 2948 km · El Cotillo 2949 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Busua, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.