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Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 | |
405 | 405 | 752 | 622 | 605 | 756 | 571 | 465 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 316 | 384 | 384 | 378 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.23m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | 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 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 280 | 285 | 752 | 622 | 605 | 756 | 571 | 465 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 316 | 101 | 124 | 124 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 405 | 405 | 279 | — | — | 99 | 74 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 49 | 84 | 111 | 83 | 113 | 124 | 109 | 384 | 384 | 378 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | WSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 51 | 139 | 206 | 55 | 18 | 46 | 134 | 82 | 26 | 172 | 167 | 112 | 109 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 34 | — | 13 | 70 | 23 | 171 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 492 | 194 | 186 | 222 | 149 | 2610 | 1337 | 27 | 544 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 441 | 27 | 27 | 149 |
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