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Akwaadi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 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
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Akwaadi today?

The current surf forecast for Akwaadi at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212121514141399988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480218202347344339280276271606590181176185180209199195185185187161160156
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrossononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.32
6:04PM
1.40
6:57AM
1.25
6:51PM
1.27
7:56AM
1.17
7:45PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.28
12:29AM
0.07
12:44PM
0.38
1:21AM
0.16
1:45PM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----6:14-------6:14-------6:14--
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2--------1----111----121
Temp. °C272728292928282828272930292928282827293030282828
Feels °C (?)313232313030313232303233313232323230323231303031
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