Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 184 | 236 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 242 | 244 | 89 | 88 | 57 | 63 | 57 | 82 | 178 | 67 | 69 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.12m | 2:04AM1.11m | 1:37PM1.21m | 2:42AM1.22m | 2:20PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.72m | 7:12PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.65m | 7:59PM0.35m | 8:12AM0.57m | 8:37PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 184 | 139 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 121 | 39 | 244 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 82 | 178 | 67 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 39 | 236 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 39 | 42 | 37 | 89 | 88 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | 42 | 37 | — | 57 | 58 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | S 8 | SW 4 | S 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 73 | 52 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 242 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 6 | 63 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1053 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1053 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 615 | 73 | 615 | 615 | 2060 | 615 | 615 |
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