Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 GMT
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Akwaadi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Akwaadi sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Akwaadi today?

The current surf forecast for Akwaadi at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Akwaadi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)171616161615151414141414141313131313131312121612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)708787768882871711648631631622521514460366290290286286480218202347188347
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.38
4:39PM
1.56
5:18AM
1.37
5:20PM
1.50
6:05AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.00
10:24AM
0.16
11:01PM
-0.02
11:07AM
0.20
11:44PM
0.00
11:53AM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:00-------6:00------5:58----
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-2---------1----------21
Temp. °C282727272829292928282828292929292828282829292928
Feels °C (?)313130303131313232323333323131323232323233313131
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