Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 107 | 104 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 294 | 91 | 103 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.17m | 1:28AM1.03m | 1:02PM1.19m | 2:22AM1.10m | 1:56PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.46m | 6:37AM0.67m | 7:36PM0.39m | 7:38AM0.62m | 8:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 58 | 57 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 294 | 76 | 103 | 43 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 66 | 99 | 91 | 9 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 6 | S 15 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 107 | 104 | 69 | 18 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 24 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 73 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2655 | 97 | 97 | 82 | 0 | 73 | 1369 | 2655 | 2655 | 97 | 615 | 615 | 0 | 92 | 615 | 2067 | 2474 | 145 |
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