Surfing in Liberia
Surfers will go anywhere to catch the perfect wave, so why not Liberia. Liberia, on the underbelly of West Africa, is better known for its horrendous civil war than its coastline. But, with Africa’s first female president at the helmet, the country has known peace for a few years, and surfers put on’t care much for politics anyway. An enterprising young Liberian, Alfred Lomax has set up a surfing camp in Robertsport, a slight fishing village on the northwest coast. Alfred thinks he’s probably Liberia’s first surfer. The camp is quite basic, but it’s guarded around the clock by no less than 6 security personnel so presumably it’s safe enough to leave your passport there while you’re out enjoying the surf. And as Alfred says on his web site: “One thing you be possible to be sure of while surfing in Liberia is that you will not find in any degree crowds in the line up that which so ever!!!!”
Surfing in Africa is well established in Morocco, Senegal, and of course South Africa, where its a family sport. Jeffrey’s Bay (J-Bay) is considered to be among the best surfing spots in the world, and the two Durban and Cape Town have excellent waves.
Ghana has a couple of established surfing spots as well. There’s a potential for Mozambique to become a surfing hot spot with fantastic beaches and warm waters. And Angola has decent waves, but freezing water and thus far only a dozen or so local surfers enjoying themselves. Three intrepid South Africans traveled from Cape Town to London in search of the perfect wave a few years ago, check out their report for more unusual surfing destinations in Africa.