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Katakor 92.0

#496 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇬🇭 Ghana · Western · near Sekondi

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score92.0 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days45% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell63% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.9 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Katakor

The best time to surf Katakor is May, June, October. The season runs Apr to Jun. In May the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.3 m. The nearest airport is ABJ (216 km) and the nearest town is Sekondi (44 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%33%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%33%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%29%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Apr100%54%1.2 m29°Cboardies
May100%63%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%57%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%37%1.5 m25°Cboardies
Aug100%15%1.4 m24°Cvest
Sep100%48%1.3 m25°Cvest
Oct100%56%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%52%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%40%1.0 m29°Cboardies

Why 92.0

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
4.7

The detail

Faces 160° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 71% of days. Mean peak period 11.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 53%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 4.751, -2.046 (OpenStreetMap).

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