Accra Beach - Rockley Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. It's Rusty here.

Well, I gotta be straight with you. For the next 16 days, starting now, it's a pretty bleak picture for a surf. We're looking at a long stretch of poor conditions, with no real standout windows. The first recommendation doesn't come up until the 21st of July, and it's a tough one to get excited about.

The only break on the menu is Accra Beach - Rockley Beach. It's a beginner spot, but it's inconsistent, and it's exposed to a south swell. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is bang on average for this time of year. Not a lot of drama there.

Tuesday the 21st starts it off with a tiny 2 ft to 2 ft swell from the south-east, with a short period of 7-8 seconds. The wind is a cross-shore at 16 mph, not doing us any favours. The energy is weak, reading 28 for the morning and 44 for the afternoon. It's just not worth paddling out for.

Wednesday the 22nd sees a bump in size to 4 ft in the morning and 5 ft in the afternoon, both from the east. But the period drops to a pathetic 6 seconds, and the wind is still a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph. The wave energy picks up to 95 and then 145, but it's lumpy and messy. We're still in "poor surf conditions" territory.

Thursday the 23rd is a similar story, with a 3 ft to 4 ft east swell, short period, and fresh cross-shore winds. Just not clean.

The pattern continues through the rest of the week and into the next. There's a brief moment on Friday the 24th afternoon where the wind shifts to a cross-offshore at 12 mph, giving us some clean conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft. It's a tease.

The weekend of the 26th and 27th is a write-off with fresh cross-shore winds and small, weak swell. On Sunday the 26th morning, the swell hits 5 ft from the east with an energy of 266, but with a 19 mph cross-wind and a 8-second period, it's just a messy, blown-out 5 ft. For a beginner beach break, that's not fun.

Now, we get into the bigger stuff. Tuesday the 28th of July, the swell jumps to 6 ft in the morning and 6 ft in the afternoon, both from the east. The energy is strong, 364 and 443. But the wind is still a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, the period is short at 8 seconds, and it's still flagged as poor surf. For a beach break, that's a washing machine. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The same goes for the 30th and 31st of July, with 5 ft to 6 ft east swell and strong energy, but the cross-shore wind just ruins it. The period stays short, so you're not getting any proper shape.

The first week of August is no better. The 1st and 2nd have 5 ft to 5 ft east swell, but the energy drops off and the wind is still cross-shore. By the 3rd and 4th, the swell completely dies to 0.3 ft, and we get a clean, cross-offshore wind, but there's nothing to ride.

We end the outlook on the 5th of August with a small 2 ft south-east swell in the morning, and a 4 ft east swell in the afternoon, but it's back to cross-shore winds and a short period.

So, to sum it up: there's no standout session here. The wind is consistently bad, the swell is either too small, too short-period, or blown out by that relentless east breeze. If you're desperate for a paddle, you could try Accra Beach - Rockley Beach on the 24th afternoon when the wind goes clean, but you'll be on a 1 ft wave. Everything else is a pass.

Rusty, signing off.

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