Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 361 | 361 | 355 | 350 | 286 | 277 | 263 | 255 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 199 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.20m | 9:40PM0.97m | 9:35AM1.11m | 11:34PM0.94m | 11:09AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.52m | 3:12AM0.68m | 4:40PM0.55m | 4:41AM0.73m | 6:06PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 440 | 361 | 361 | 355 | 350 | 286 | 277 | 263 | 255 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 199 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | 9 | 29 | 38 | 33 | 32 | — | 39 | 30 | 30 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | 127 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | — | 33 | 45 | — | 31 | 31 | — | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 104 | 97 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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