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Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Akwaadi today?
The current surf forecast for Akwaadi at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
463 | 434 | 417 | 411 | 405 | 316 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 265 | 277 | 232 | 269 | 257 | 280 | 287 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 142 | 138 | 175 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:02AM1.34m | 5:53PM1.35m | 6:56AM1.30m | 6:44PM1.25m | 7:56AM1.26m | 7:39PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.33m | 00:20AM0.03m | 12:46PM0.42m | 1:11AM0.12m | 1:51PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 463 | 434 | 417 | 411 | 405 | 316 | 141 | 316 | 312 | 265 | 277 | 232 | 269 | 257 | 192 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 157 | 142 | 138 | 140 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 124 | 172 | 321 | 157 | 109 | 155 | 196 | 191 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 189 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 12 | W 4 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 26 | 23 | 167 | 26 | 1 | 155 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 6 | 140 | 136 | 149 | 137 | 163 | 167 | 159 | 172 | 262 | 167 | 280 | 287 | 143 | 148 | 157 | — | 119 | 137 | 175 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 2609 | 2609 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1261 | 2609 | 1261 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1337 | 27 |
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