Surf Ghana
AFRICA'S GOLD COAST
Ghana Surf Trip
A SURF ADVENTURE WITH EMPTY WAVES & GREAT PEOPLE
Spend 9 days on a small-group Ghana surf trip along the country’s western coast.
BACKGROUND
MOST SURFERS FLY PAST WEST AFRICA
When HEYBA co-founder Pontus moved to Accra in 2023, he found something he hadn’t expected.
Warm water. Consistent surf. Very few travelling surfers.
But the waves were only part of it.
Moving between breaks meant travelling through Ghana itself — fishing villages, long roads, food, people and places that hadn’t been shaped around international surf tourism.
A few years later, seven surfers joined us.
We had such a good time that we decided to keep coming back.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Warm water · summer swell · mostly right-hand points · very low crowd pressure · intermediate–advanced surfing · local surf guide · filmed surf sessions · great food · warm people
BE DIFFERENT
THIS ISN’T INDO. THAT’S KIND OF THE POINT.
If all you want is the highest possible chance of perfect waves, there are easier places to go.
Ghana is different.
The surf is less established. The roads are rougher.
But you also get warm water, long right-hand points, summer swell and very little pressure in the lineup.
Some sessions could be exceptional. Some will simply be really fun.
What you won’t spend time doing is fighting twenty other surfers for every wave.
A PLACE TO PROGRESS
MORE WAVES. MORE TRIES.
A surf coach can help, but nothing beats time in the water and catching waves. A lot of them.
When there are fewer people in the water, you get more opportunities to paddle for waves, try things again and actually find a rhythm.
That’s one of the things we like most about surfing here.
Not a surf camp. Just a week built around spending a lot of time in the water.
OUR PRIORITY
THE SURF SETS THE SCHEDULE.
There is a plan. The ocean gets the final vote.
You wake up, check the conditions with our local surf guide and decide where the morning makes most sense.
If it’s good out front, you might surf there. If somewhere else looks better, the boards go on the car. And if the afternoon gives you another window, you go again.
You don’t need to rip.
You do need to paddle out, catch unbroken waves and look after yourself in the water.
GEOGRAPHY
SO WHERE ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING?
You meet the group in Accra. Then we head west.
From there we drive towards Takoradi and spend the week moving between two very different parts of Ghana’s coast.
Busua is your first base: surf, village life and a small local surf community.
Then you travel further west, where the roads get rougher, there are fewer people and the trip starts to feel considerably more remote.
SURFING BUSUA
FIRST: LIVE IN BUSUA FOR A WHILE.
Arrive with your board bag, settle into the first base and start finding the rhythm of the place.
Mornings usually begin with surf.
Between sessions there’s food, village life and time around the local surf community.
You’re not passing through Busua trying to tick things off a list. For a few days, you live there.
And you let the people who know the place help show you how it works.
TRAVEL DAY
THEN YOU HEAD FUrTHER WEST.
After a few days in Busua, you pack again.
Boards back on the cars.
The towns get smaller.
The roads get rougher.
Further west, here we come.
SURFING FURTHER WEST
THE SECOND BASE.
Forest behind you. Atlantic in front.
Small fishing communities nearby.
Fewer roads. Fewer people. Several waves within reach.
Our local partners Akwasi & Desmond know this part of the coast better than any of us.
So the daily plan comes from their local knowledge and whatever the ocean is doing.
You stay here for the rest of the week.
A FAVORITE REMOTE WAVE
Secret spot z.
One of the waves we hope to surf again.
On the first HEYBA trip, local fishermen helped us get ourselves and our boards across by boat to a bay that is difficult to reach from land.
We ended up surfing the same long right for five days.
Nobody had been there for months before we arrived.
That happened on our first trip. It isn’t a promise about yours.
If the swell, tide and wind line up, we’ll go back.
LIVE THE SEARCH
AND THEN THERE’S WHAT WE HAVEN’T FOUND YET.
Ghana still has long stretches of coast that travelling surfers barely explore.
Some waves are known locally. Some are rarely surfed. And some might be sitting around the next headland, waiting to be checked.
So one day, we leave the known spots behind.
Boards in the van. Local knowledge. Food, water and a few possible directions.
Then you’re part of it — driving the coast, checking corners, asking around, turning back, trying the next road.
Maybe we find something incredible.
Maybe we don’t.
But for one day, you’re not just going surfing. You’re going looking.
TRAVEL WITH OTHERS
SAME COAST. DIFFERENT WEEK.
Eight surfers. Three departures. No idea exactly what each group will become.
For one week, those are the people you’ll surf with, eat with, sit in cars with, get lost with and probably know considerably better by departure day than you did on arrival.
We can’t promise what the group will become. We can keep it small enough to find out.
TRIP 002
3-11 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP 003
10-18 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP 004
17-25 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP x
ARE YOU A GROUP OF 6+ SURFERS?
TBD
Arrange your own trip with us
Takes 10 seconds. Free to apply. Add your friends too. Choose dates later.
PEOPLE, FOOD & HISTORY
GHANA BEYOND THE WAVES.
You’re coming here to surf. But if all you experience is the water, we’ve probably missed something.
You’ll eat Ghanaian food with people who can tell you what you’re eating and why.
You’ll visit one of the historic forts along the coast.
And we’ll make space for a local conversation about galamsey — informal and illegal gold mining and the impact it has on Ghana.
Not because we want to turn a surf trip into a lecture.
Because travelling somewhere should mean understanding a little of what is happening around you.
WE ARE HEYBA GHANA
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
AKWASI MCLAREN
HEYBA Partner
Akwasi is our main partner in Western Ghana.
He is deeply connected to the community, founder of the NGO Ghana Instinct & the owner of Escape 3 Points. Where we will be staying the last leg of the trip
He helps make much of what happens in Ghana possible and connects us with the place and people around us.
BIBBI
HEYBA SURF GUIDE
Bibbi is born and raised on these shores. He knows the waves and this stretch of coastline like his back pocket.
When he thinks we should surf somewhere else, we listen.
DESMOND
HEYBA SURF GUIDE
Bibbi is born and raised on these shores. He knows the waves and this stretch of coastline like his back pocket.
When he thinks we should surf somewhere else, we listen.
SANKOFA
BUSUA SURF CLUB
In Busua, you’ll spend time around Sankofa Surf Club and the growing local surf community.
The people here aren’t an attraction on the itinerary.
They are part of the reason we can experience Ghana this way.
HOW WE TRAVEL IN GHANA
CREATE NOTHING BUT REASONS TO BE WELCOMED BACK.
We come here as visitors. That matters.
Where possible, the money around the journey stays with Ghanaian accommodation, drivers, guides, restaurants, photographers and other local businesses.
We don’t call a place undiscovered because it was new to us.
We don’t publish every break we surf.
We bring usable surf equipment through Share the Stoke when there is an actual local need.
Our simplest measure is this:
Would the people here be happy to have us back?
We want the answer to be yes.
LET'S GO SURFING
YOU + SEVEN OTHER SURFERS.
You’ll spend a lot of the week together, so who joins matters.
That’s why we ask everyone to apply.
Not because we’re trying to build an exclusive club. And not because we think we can predict who will become friends.
We just want to make sure everyone understands what they’re joining and that the trip feels right on both sides.
Interested? Enter your email & apply
NOT FOR EVERYONE
IS THIS YOUR KIND OF SURF TRIP?
You’ll probably love this trip if you want to surf a lot, explore beyond the usual surf circuit and don’t mind early mornings, rough roads or changing plans.
You don’t need to be the best surfer or the loudest person in the group.
You do need to surf independently, treat people well and stay curious.
If you want surf lessons, resort comfort or a fixed itinerary, this probably isn’t the one.
DAY BY DAY ON THE GHANA SURF TRIP
YOUR WEEK IN GHANA
SATURDAY
- Meet in Accra
- Drive to Takoradi
- Busua + welcome dinner
SUNDAY
- Surf
- Busua + local surf community
MONDAY
- Surf
- Ghanaian food tour
TUESDAY
- Surf + coastal history
- Travel further west
WEDNESDAY
- Surf mission
- Bonfire
THURSDAY
- Best available surf
- Conversation about Ghana today
FRIDAY
- LIVE THE SEARCH
SATURDAY
- Final surf
- Goodbye dinner
SUNDAY
- Takoradi → Accra
The ocean can change the plan. We hope it does.
SEE THE FULL ADVENTURE IN DETAIL
Saturday — Accra to Busua
Meet the other seven travellers in Accra. We jump on an arranged transport to Takoradi, meet our local HEYBA Crew and continue to Busua.
That evening, you meet the local team properly over dinner and we talk through the week ahead.
Sunday — Busua
Your first full surf day.
We’ll also spend time around the local surf community and, where useful, create a community activity together with the people there.
Monday — Surf & Food
Surf comes first.
Between sessions, we explore Ghanaian food with someone who can tell us a little more about what we’re eating and where it comes from.
Tuesday — History & West
Surf in the morning if the conditions allow.
Then visit one of the historic forts along Ghana’s coast before continuing west towards Cape Three Points.
Wednesday — Surf Mission
If the conditions make sense, this is a possible Paradise Point day.
Bonfire after dark.
Thursday — Follow the Surf
Go where the conditions look best.
Later, make space for a locally led conversation about galamsey and Ghana today.
Friday — Live the Search
No predetermined break.
We head out with local knowledge and explore.
Saturday — One Last Day
Final full surf day.
Dinner, drinks and a proper goodbye in the evening.
Sunday — Home
Transport back to Accra.
PRACTICALITIES
THE REAL STUFF.
WHEN
3-11 JULY 2027
10-18 JULY 2027
17-25 JULY 2027
GROUP SIZE
8 travellers per departure
PRICE
€1.795 per person
INCLUDED
- Accommodation
- All meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
- All Transport throughout the trip
- All planned cultural + community activities
- Local Surf Guide
- Surf Photo & Video
NOT INCLUDED
- International flights to Ghana
- Alcohol + personal drinks
- Personal spending
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Health-related costs
- Private-room upgrade
- Board rental (available if needed)
WHAT WEEK SUITS YOU?
PICK YOUR WEEK.
TRIP 002
3-11 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP 003
10-18 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP 004
17-25 JULY 2027
8 SURFERS
FROM €1.795
Still a few spots left
TRIP x
ARE YOU A GROUP OF 6+ SURFERS?
TBD
Arrange your own trip with us
JOIN THIS GHANIAN SURF ADVENTURE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU APPLY?
Applying takes about 10 seconds and costs nothing.
1. APPLY
Leave your name, email and phone number.
2. ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS
We’ll text or WhatsApp you about your surfing, dates and who you’re travelling with.
3. DECIDE
If it feels like a good fit, we’ll offer you a spot. Your place is only confirmed when you choose to join and pay the 10% deposit.
No payment to apply. No pressure to decide immediately.
GET YOURSELF TO ACCRA.
WE’LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
What Does it cost?
Trip price: €1.795 per person.
Applying costs nothing & are non-binding.
If the trip feels right on both sides and you choose to join, a booking deposit secures your place.
- 10% when you book your place
- 90% no later than 60 days before departure (or within a week if booked later)
Full terms & Conditions here
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE TRIP PRICE?
INCLUDED
- Accommodation
- All meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
- All Transport throughout the trip
- All planned cultural + community activities
- Local Surf Guide
- Surf Photo & Video
NOT INCLUDED
- International flights to Ghana
- Alcohol + personal drinks
- Personal spending
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Health-related costs
- Private-room upgrade
- Board rental (available if needed)
WHAT IF I NEED TO CANCEL?
If we can fill your place or otherwise avoid costs because you are no longer travelling, we will take that into account and reduce the cancellation fee accordingly.
The idea is simple: the cancellation fee should reflect the actual impact of the cancellation on the trip, within the limits above.
Our normal maximum cancellation fees are:
- 60 days or more before departure — 10%
- 30–59 days — 25%
- 15–29 days — 50%
- 7–14 days — 75%
- Less than 7 days or no-show — 100%
See our full terms & conditions here
Is Ghana safe to travel?
Ghana is one of the safest and most developed countries in West Africa, with a stable modern history free from major conflict.
But like Indo or any other surf trip, no destination on earth is risk-free, and we don’t want to sell Ghana by pretending otherwise.
We travel in southern Ghana with local partners, known drivers and transport organised as part of the trip.
Before departure, we’ll send you current official travel advice and practical information about travelling in Ghana.
You should read it yourself too.
What surf level do I need?
This is not a learn-to-surf trip.
You should be able to paddle out independently, catch unbroken waves, control your board and make reasonable decisions about your own ability in the water.
You don’t need to be an advanced performance surfer.
If you’re unsure whether your level is right, tell us when you apply.
WHAT BOARD(S) SHOULD I BRING?
Bring boards you already know and enjoy surfing.
If your normal board is very performance-focused, something with a little more volume can be useful for longer or softer points.
A board bag with several boards is fine.
If you have usable surf equipment you might want to leave through Share the Stoke, talk to us before packing it.
HOW ARE WE STAYING IN GHANA?
Shared accommodation is included throughout the trip.
Rooms will generally be shared with travellers of the same gender.
Private-room options are available for an additional cost.
We choose places because they make sense for the journey — good location, good people and somewhere you actually want to come back to after surfing.
Not because they have the biggest lobby.
DO I NEED A VISA OR VACCINATIONS FOR GHANA?
Visa, vaccination and health requirements can change.
Before the trip, we’ll send you an updated practical guide with links to the relevant official information about entry requirements, vaccinations, malaria protection and health.
You remain responsible for making sure you meet the requirements that apply to you.
Current requirements:
Valid Tourist Visa (we will guide you)
Yellow Fever Vaccin
DO I NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE?
Travel insurance is required.
It needs to cover your travel in Ghana and the surfing you’ll be doing.
We’ll tell you what to check before you commit to the booking.
WHERE IS GHANA LOCATED?
Ghana is on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
The journey takes place in southern Ghana, primarily in the Western Region.
You meet the group in Accra, fly domestically to Takoradi and then travel overland between Busua and base 2.
Before departure, you’ll receive a detailed route, meeting information and everything else you need to arrive in the right place at the right time.
WHERE CAN I CHECK THE FACTS & TRAVEL INFORMATION?
You shouldn’t have to take everything on this page on trust.
Our descriptions of surf sessions and previous journeys are based on our own experience in Ghana and information from the local people we work with.
For factual information about Ghana, history, travel, entry requirements and health, we point you to official and primary sources such as:
Ghana Tourism Authority
Destination and regional information.
UNESCO
Information about Ghana’s coastal forts and castles.
Official government travel advice
Current travel and security information.
Official health authorities
Current health and vaccination guidance.
We’ll provide the relevant links before you travel.
WANT TO BE ONE OF THE EIGHT?
Three departures.
Eight surfers on each.
Nine days along Ghana’s western coast.
Choose your dates later. Bring your friends if you want. Applying is free.