Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 137 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 144 | 140 | 116 | 108 | 110 | 106 | 117 | 118 | 78 | 80 | 135 | 220 | 222 | 300 | 156 | 290 | 251 | 248 | 322 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.58m | 4:43PM1.58m | 5:37AM1.63m | 5:28PM1.54m | 6:20AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:37AM0.33m | 10:59PM-0.04m | 11:27AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.00m | 12:14PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 137 | 145 | 134 | 142 | 144 | 106 | 106 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 63 | 65 | 40 | 80 | 83 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 99 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 136 | 134 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 9 | 36 | 108 | 110 | 106 | 64 | 40 | 78 | 40 | 135 | 220 | 222 | 300 | 156 | 290 | 251 | 248 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | — | S 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | 39 | — | 25 | 24 | 25 | 60 | 117 | 118 | 66 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | 150 | 150 | — | 140 | 116 | — | 94 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 69 | 79 | 114 | 91 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 136 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2067 | 2067 | 1369 | 1053 | 1355 | 1346 | 1369 | 2655 | 1053 | 615 | 615 | 73 | 73 | 615 | 615 | 1369 | 73 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 509 | 615 | 97 | 97 |
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