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Busua Beach

Western Region, Ghana · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:50

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Busua Beach.

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Spot intelligence.

This profile describes Busua's sandy beach peaks, not the separate reef wave. Learners still need a suitable small section and local instruction; larger sets, shorebreak and rock margins can change the difficulty quickly.

Profile source · Surf-Forecast · Busua Beach guide
Profile sources & limits

Reviewed 18 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published guides reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Direction axes and relative tide bands are qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed geometry. Existing offshore-model height bands are retained, not converted from reported wave-face heights. Missing or conflicting direction/tide guidance contributes no directional/phase bonus. Offshore sample points are not takeoff or reef-depth measurements. The guide covers both beach and reef, so the reef's character is not applied to these sandy peaks. It does not establish a dependable beach-specific tide preference. The existing all-levels grade is conditional on the actual conditions.

NS

Source-informed axes

Swell axis SSW · 203°

Offshore wind from N · All levels profile

Wave

Lefts and rights · sandy beach peaks

Sand with rocky margins

Swell window

S–SW · SSW focus

0.6–1.8 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

N · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Bank-specific · no tide bonus

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Busua Beach is defined by lefts and rights · sandy beach peaks over sand with rocky margins. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S–SW · SSW focus swell, n · light offshore and bank-specific · no tide bonus form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–1.8 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.

Lineup read

03

Match the active peak to your ability and leave space for other surfers in the water. Pay particular attention to rip currents, rocky margins, shorebreak. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Rip currentsRocky marginsShorebreakChanging sandbanks
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

All levels. Works best with S–SW · SSW focus swell.

Timing

N · light offshore

Bank-specific · no tide bonus. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.