Photo: Tobias Nii Kwatei Quartey / UnsplashAll-level beach breaks, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townremote-rustic
Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round100% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels1 known spot
Boardbothbeach
Water24.2–29.6°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet—no town-level measurement
Cost / mo$1,060+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsripsremote
Spot details
- Busua Beachbeach0 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- Duapa WerkspaceView on Google
- Legal Aid Board, SekondiView on Google
- Ready Rentwork-friendly — not a dedicated coworking spaceView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Sly's CaféView on Google
- Tadi Coffee ShopView on Google
- 8l m9m8 OPC Busua ShopView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- Fitbody & Rehab ZoneView on Google
- Bankah fitness & Dance StudioView on Google
- BKS GYMView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 97%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
100peak · Sep
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
smlsmlsmlmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
87%73%63%73%84%73%43%27%57%84%93%92%
Water
29°28°28°29°30°28°25°24°25°27°29°29°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 97% | 99% | 98% | 85% | 77% | 62% | 64% | 67% | 77% | 88% | 88% | 99% |
| Intermediate | 89% | 94% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 98% |
| Advanced | 34% | 35% | 51% | 79% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 83% | 89% | 73% | 79% | 48% |
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Working from here
no known coworking · from $690 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla—
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party41 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$690–$1,310
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,060–$1,810
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Busua.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportTakoradi Airport
CodeTKD
Distance21 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction