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Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 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 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Akwaadi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | 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 | |
600 | 543 | 551 | 572 | 572 | 1117 | 416 | 496 | 405 | 405 | 899 | 622 | 767 | 596 | 571 | 547 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:33PM1.53m | 4:21AM1.35m | 4:18PM1.50m | 5:11AM1.36m | 5:05PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.23m | 10:00PM-0.05m | 10:07AM0.23m | 10:45PM-0.06m | 10:57AM0.27m | 11:31PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | 6:14 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | 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 |
 kJ | 600 | 543 | 551 | 572 | 397 | 1117 | 416 | 405 | 347 | 353 | 899 | 622 | 767 | 596 | 571 | 547 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 273 | 249 | 568 | 463 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 |
| kJ | 246 | 284 | 357 | 397 | 565 | — | 353 | 496 | 405 | 405 | 217 | 132 | 102 | — | 23 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 88 | 49 | 206 | 55 | 53 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 10 | 51 | 139 | 25 | 94 | 13 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 572 | 488 | — | 327 | — | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 134 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 144 | 144 | 56 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 544 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 492 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 441 | 181 | 186 | 270 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 149 |
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