Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 159 | 190 | 214 | 476 | 195 | 326 | 507 | 488 | 428 | 422 | 416 | 333 | 311 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 335 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.41m | 2:58AM1.63m | 3:14PM1.46m | 3:30AM1.66m | 3:51PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.34m | 8:27PM0.22m | 9:05AM0.25m | 9:04PM0.21m | 9:38AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 194 | 154 | 190 | 108 | 476 | 88 | 326 | 507 | 488 | 428 | 422 | 416 | 333 | 311 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 335 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 242 | 159 | 155 | 214 | 127 | 179 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 78 | 6 | 80 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 84 | 55 | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 10 | S 17 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 102 | 152 | 150 | 8 | 195 | 125 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 4 | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | 82 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 1053 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 1053 | 97 | 97 |
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