Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 5 00 W
Coastline: 515 km
Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Natural hazards: coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Geographic coordinates: 8° 0' N, 5° 0' W
Coastline km: 515 km km
Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Elevation: lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m
Natural hazards: coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible. deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Population:
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
Capital:
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Surf Equipment | Calzones de surf | Calzones de surf | Calzones de surf | Calzones de surf | Calzones | Calzones de surf |
Water temp. | 81°F | 82°F | 79°F | 77°F | 75°F | 79°F |
Air temp. | 86°F | 86°F | 81°F | 79°F | 77°F | 81°F |
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Surf Spots (9) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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Assinie | 38 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
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Assouinde Beach | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
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Baie des sirenes | 2 / - | Right | Reef-coral | ||||
Bassam | 5 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
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Dagbego | 2 / - | Right | Sand-bar | ![]() |
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Grand Drewin | 20 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | All surfers | ||
Grand-Lahou | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Indicator | - / - | Right | Sand-bar | ![]() |
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Monogaga | - / - | Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
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By waldo , 05-05-2011
Walid de Assinie Surf Camp - Salut a tous Assinie Surf Camp est en place pour vous faire triper sur tout les spots de Côte d'Ivoire !
assiniesurfcamp@gmail.com
By Anonymous , 15-01-2009
Board Rental in Country - If you need a board, check out kame's surf shop at prima center in Zone4.
By doggen , 02-09-2008
Rental possibility and spots - I'm going to CdI in a week and was wondering if there are any possibilities to rent a board there or do you have to bring your own? Also, I was wondering if anybody can recommend a spot?
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