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Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Akwaadi today?
The current surf forecast for Akwaadi at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Akwaadi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
862 | 789 | 605 | 596 | 571 | 465 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 411 | 405 | 321 | 389 | 384 | 312 | 290 | 277 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.50m | 5:11AM1.36m | 5:05PM1.44m | 6:02AM1.34m | 5:53PM1.35m | 6:56AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM-0.06m | 10:57AM0.27m | 11:31PM-0.03m | 11:49AM0.33m | 00:20AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
 kJ | 862 | 789 | 605 | 596 | 571 | 465 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 417 | 411 | 405 | 321 | 114 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 138 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 279 | 169 | — | — | 74 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 68 | 90 | 124 | 100 | 389 | 384 | 312 | 290 | 277 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 51 | 139 | 206 | 94 | 12 | 34 | 83 | 82 | 26 | 172 | 167 | 112 | 109 | 155 | 150 | 191 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 51 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 147 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 544 | 544 | 27 | 194 | 27 | 149 | 32 | 27 | 1337 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 77 | 544 | 217 | 463 | 27 | 27 | 186 | 149 | 181 | 27 |
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