Secret spot?We can hide it! Fort Good Hope Surf Forecast / Gold Coast / Ghana6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 May 2013 GMTFort Good Hope surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 109 | 113 | 163 | 169 | 171 | 175 | 214 | 214 | 180 | 150 | 153 | 160 | 127 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 129 | 130 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
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High Tide / height (m) |
9:50AM 1.29 |
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9:54PM 1.12 |
10:51AM 1.33 |
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11:12PM 1.14 |
11:49AM 1.39 |
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12:21AM 1.20 |
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12:42PM 1.47 |
1:20AM 1.29 |
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1:32PM 1.55 |
2:14AM 1.38 |
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2:19PM 1.61 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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4:09PM 0.68 |
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4:05AM 0.54 |
5:22PM 0.61 |
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5:13AM 0.53 |
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6:22PM 0.50 |
6:16AM 0.49 |
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7:14PM 0.38 |
7:12AM 0.44 |
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8:01PM 0.26 |
8:03AM 0.39 |
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8:47PM 0.16 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Takoradi, Ghana which is 149 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Fort Good Hope. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Fort Good Hope blow from the NNW
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Today's Fort Good Hope sea temperature is 29.7 °C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 28.8 max: 29.3 min: 28.1 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| Low °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 5:47 | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 18:08 | - | - | 18:08 | - | - | 18:09 | - | - | 18:09 | - | - | 18:09 | - | - | 18:09 | - | ||||||
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Information about the Fort Good Hope Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Fort Good Hope provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Fort Good Hope can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Fort Good Hope surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Fort Good Hope) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Fort Good Hope may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Fort Good Hope is 14 km (9 miles) from Winneba. If you plan a holiday in The Gold Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Winneba. Winneba has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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