Accra Beach - Rockley Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks. To be honest, it's a pretty quiet picture for the whole 16-day run, and there are no real standouts to get excited about.

The first chance of any waves at Accra Beach - Rockley Beach comes on Wednesday afternoon, the 12th, but with only 1 ft of weak, short-period swell from the southeast, and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind, it's gonna be lumpy and messy. Not worth paddling out for. That sets the tone. For the next several days, we've got a total blank run with no surf worth mentioning from Thursday the 13th right through to Saturday the 16th. It's flat or near-flat with the same fresh winds making a mess of things.

Sunday the 16th does show some tiny 0.7 ft leftovers, but with a moderate cross-onshore wind, it's just choppy and useless.

Now, things do get a bit more interesting on Monday the 17th of August. We see a pulse of easterly swell jump up to 7 ft (combined energy of 494), but it's a short period of 8 seconds, so it's lumpy. The wind is still a fresh 22 mph cross-shore, and the report calls it "poor surf conditions." At 7 ft, that's pushing into expert-only territory when it's messy like this, especially at a beach break. The setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with those strong onshore winds and a bit of height.

That energy hangs around for Tuesday the 18th with 6 ft from the east, but again, the fresh cross-shore wind and mid-range energy make it a write-off.

We then get a few days of moderate sized swell, but the wind never really cleans up. On Wednesday the 19th, there’s 4 ft from the east, but it's cross-shore. The afternoon does see a long-period 13-second groundswell from the southeast at only 1 ft, but that's a tiny amount of energy (55).

From the 20th through to the end of the period on the 27th of August, we're looking at small, weak swell under 3 ft, mostly from the southeast with fresh cross-shore winds. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no drama there, but the quality is just poor across the board. There is no period with clean, glassy conditions and decent swell to recommend.

So, bottom line: it’s a long, quiet stretch with nothing surfable on offer. This kind of blank run is pretty normal for this area when the winds are up and the swell direction isn't cooperating.

Rusty.

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