Point
right
Level 5/10
Achenim
Greater Accra, Ghana
👥Crowded🚫Pollution
Achenim is a point break near a fishing village just outside Accra, offering the capital's residents a quick surf option when SW swells arrive. The wave is a quality right that peels along a rocky point, providing good walls for performance surfing. The proximity to Accra means it can get busy on weekends.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.5m
SSW(200°)
Score: 21/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
SW(225°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
30°C
0.1mm94%
Windswell Component
0.5mSW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:35 am
High tide - 0.42m
7:47 am
Low tide - -0.63m
2:21 pm
High tide - 0.55m
8:15 pm
Low tide - -0.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
77
GoodComponents
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size21/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score77/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score77
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (210°)
- Direction range
- 180° - 250°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 2m
- Ideal size
- 1.6m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NW (315°)
- Offshore range
- 280° - 350°
- Best window
- morning
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
- Optimal range
- 0.3m - 1.5m
Water temp
27°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
4/10
Access: Near Accra. Achenim fishing village.
Best Season
Peak: Apr-Oct
Secondary: Mar, Nov
SW swell season. Near Accra. Achenim fishing village.
Getting There
Airport
ACCDrive time
30 minData quality
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