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Shipwreck 34.7

#5175 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Lagos · near Lagos

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in June, boardshorts water.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score34.7 /100
Surfable days40% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell2% period 11 s+
Typical size0.6 m 1.9 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Shipwreck

The best time to surf Shipwreck is June, July, August. It rarely works. In June the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is LOS (28 km) and the nearest town is Lagos (28 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan11%1%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Feb18%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Mar39%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Apr40%2%0.6 m29°Cboardies
May46%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun67%4%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Jul89%3%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Aug88%3%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Sep56%2%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Oct21%1%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Nov5%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Dec1%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies

Why 34.7

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

Consistency 26%
10.9
Clean days 24%
0.6
Groundswell 12%
0.1
Season spread 10%
2.7
Wave size 8%
0.3
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.3

The detail

Faces 180° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 81% of days. Mean peak period 9.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 97%. Months that work: 4 of 12. Coordinates 6.401, 3.138 (OpenStreetMap).

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