Guinea
Northern AfricaLevel of surfing
Beginner
Quality of surf
Average
Call code
224
Net code
gn
Area
245857
Coastline
320 km
Climate
Generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November)
Hazards
Extreme Heat, Difficult Access, Coup / Civil Unrest
Best Months
September - December
Population
9402000
Currency
Guinean franc (GNF) Guinean francs per US dollar - 5,350 (2006)
Time Zone
West African Time
Special Requirements
Lengthy VISA Process, Non tourist Friendly
surfing
Ppntori: Conakry, Guinea; 2007
Excellent southerly facing coastline this far north of the Antartic regions can be a mixed blessing. S-SW swell is the only energy that will reach this coastline and with all your surfing eggs in the one swell direction basket you need to wait a long time for the energy to travel the 11000 kilometres from down south. Hence it never gets huge in Guinea but whatever does get here is typically off superior shape and period.
Mar to September are the best, the same as it is for southern hemisphere spots that need the southerly swell to feed them. Morning offshores are the most common from March to May making this your best chance to catch some perfection. Make sure you pop your anti malarial tabs between sessions in the rainy season which goes right through the rest of the swell season until September. A kiss from a female mosquito in these parts is one ladybug you really don’t want to catch.
what to pack
Rich Niewiroski Jr.: 62 mm ultra-violet, fluorescent, and polarizing lens filters. Camera used was a Canon 400D; April 9, 2007
Trainers, loose clothing - everything for the hot weather. Definitely take along some bug repellent spray, good sunscreen and sunglasses!
For toiletries, bring liquid soap that can double in as facewash and shampoo. Definitely bring sunscreen, a small towel, deodorant and body spray.
Put all squeeze bottles in sealable plastic bags. Also take little toilet paper, tissue packets and clippers. A sewing kit, few safety pins and buttons always come in handy. Do keep extra eyeglasses/contact lenses if needed.