Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Akwaadi today?

The current surf forecast for Akwaadi at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
152
143
183
183
210
393
434
438
540
697
681
604
957
679
671
654
604
485
478
472
472
394
356
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:25AM1.03m
7:48PM1.03m
9:31AM1.05m
8:58PM0.99m
10:40AM1.11m
10:25PM0.99m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.64m
2:39AM0.38m
3:27PM0.66m
3:44AM0.41m
4:53PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:14
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
28
31
30
31
30
30
28
28
31
30
30
30
31
30
31
29
31
31
31
31
30
32
31
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
129
138
138
183
183
183
393
434
434
418
450
443
434
688
371
320
320
273
273
267
217
207
169
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
156
152
143
125
125
123
286
224
438
540
697
681
604
957
679
671
654
604
485
478
472
472
394
356
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
11
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
22
44
44
83
124
210
286
127
75
91
4
19
15
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.4
S
10
Energy kJ
6
14
15
17
379
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
27
149
27
1261
2029
2263
2909
27
27
27
431
27
2609
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana - Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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