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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Shipwreck
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Latitude: 6° 24.041' N |
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Located on a huge sand bar beach between Lagos and city of Benin. Go to the jetty close to the US Embassy on Victoria Island (Lagos) and ask the taxi-boats to take you to the shipwreck that blew up in Lagos Harbor back in 1998. There are no regular schedules, but chartering a boat for the day will cost you about US$50 (pay when returning). Bring loads of water and some food. The trip takes about 1h and takes you through Lagos harbor and the bush walk upon arrival takes less than 10 min. DistanceSurf trip WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Public access Special accessBy boat only |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Shipwreck
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeReef-artificial
DirectionRight
BottomSandy
PowerFun, Powerless
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouth
Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movement
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Man-made danger (buoys etc..)
Additional Information
The shipwreck is quite hard to reach, but once you get there, you will keep returning. The water is clean and the swell pretty consistent most of the year.
Atmosphere
General
Best in Lagos area
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By Nick R , 03-03-2011
Port Harcort - Anything available closser to PH I am goiing to be there for nearly a year...... any one surfed down there?
By Marc , 03-12-2010
anyone around for a surf? - hey people. Been in Lagos for a month now. I'm a total noob when it comes to surfing, but if anyone is around and keen to hit Shipwreck of Tarqua let me know.
Cheers,
Marc
By James , 15-09-2008
Shipwreck - Morning all, am moving back to lagos shortly, i used to surf shipwreck a lot about 5 years ago but not had a chance since really. Anyone heading out there regularly, can you send me your mobile number as i'm keen to get back in the water as soon as possible. I land early october and am VI based.
Many thanks!
James
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