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Princes Town on the Gold Coast is an exposed beach,rivermouth and reef break that has reliable surf. The surf tends to be best in the spring. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right as well as a left hand reef break.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Princes Town Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Princes Town:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cape Three Points	4 mi
Second closest break	Mutrakni Point	4 mi
Third closest break	Akwaadi	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Dixcove	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Axim	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Princes Town:
Closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	2603 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	2727 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	2788 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	2966 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3062 mi
Tide stations nearest to Princes Town:
Closest tide station	Fernando de Noronha, Brazil	2176 mi
Second closest tide station	Rocas, Atol das, Brazil	2270 mi
Third closest tide station	Natal, Brazil	2398 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cabedelo, Brazil	2400 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tambau, Brazil	2403 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Princes Town:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	1865 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	1989 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	2234 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Javalambre (Spain)	2444 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdelinares (Spain)	2463 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Princes Town:
Closest city location	Axim (Ghana)	10 mi
Second closest city location	Takoradi (Ghana)	26 mi
Third closest city location	Sekondi (Ghana)	30 mi
Fourth closest city location	Shama Junction (Ghana)	35 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tarkwa (Ghana)	37 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Princes Town is Takoradi Airport (TKD) in Ghana, which is 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Princes Town is Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport (ABJ) in Ivory Coast, 208 km (129 miles) away.