Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 132 | 129 | 157 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 167 | 163 | 136 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 112 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.39m | 3:43AM1.45m | 3:32PM1.46m | 4:12AM1.54m | 4:06PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.18m | 9:28AM0.41m | 9:42PM0.13m | 10:03AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 132 | 129 | 157 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 136 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 35 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 10 | S 19 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 2 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 40 | — | 52 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 167 | 163 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 112 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1320 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 104 | 615 | 1053 | 2655 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 0 | 615 | 1053 | 2060 | 2474 | 615 |
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