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Elmina surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elmina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elmina sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
544 | 551 | 566 | 566 | 559 | 574 | 596 | 604 | 724 | 715 | 697 | 537 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 480 | 361 | 345 | 276 | 276 | 272 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:50PM1.41m | 1:26AM1.16m | 1:30PM1.42m | 2:13AM1.21m | 2:07PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.50m | 7:15PM0.45m | 6:57AM0.51m | 7:53PM0.36m | 7:41AM0.50m | 8:27PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | 6:14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 544 | 551 | 566 | 566 | 559 | 574 | 596 | 604 | 724 | 715 | 697 | 537 | 522 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 480 | 361 | 345 | 103 | 89 | 94 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 133 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 124 | 127 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 276 | 276 | 272 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 38 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 34 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 36 | 76 | 124 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 354 | 509 | 522 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 97 | 562 | 97 | 73 | 0 | 30 | 562 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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