Nighty Beach
Greater Accra · Ghana
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Nighty Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Ghana shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Guinea — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Nighty Beach
Updated 02:05 spot time
Nighty Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.8 m–0.9 m waist to chest high, 0.5 m SSE swell at 7.1 s. Wind up to 20 km/h SSW. Water 24°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (3/5) with 20 km/h SSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~26.9°C (80.4°F) on average
Jan
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.2–29.4°C
Feb
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.3–29.3°C
Mar
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.4–29.6°C
Apr
28.6°C
83.5°F · 26.3–30°C
May
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.3–30.5°C
Jun
27.2°C
81°F · 25–28.9°C
Jul
24.4°C
75.9°F · 22.9–25.9°C
Aug
23.2°C
73.8°F · 21.6–25°C
Sep
24.8°C
76.6°F · 22.8–26.3°C
Oct
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25–28.4°C
Nov
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27–29.3°C
Dec
28.1°C
82.6°F · 26.9–29.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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