Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 95 | 150 | 95 | 157 | 237 | 243 | 240 | 237 | 236 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 192 | 366 | 352 | 342 | 171 | 336 | 331 | 330 | 386 | 368 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.43m | 4:26PM1.46m | 5:15AM1.49m | 4:59PM1.47m | 5:45AM1.54m | 5:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.44m | 10:43PM0.11m | 11:01AM0.42m | 11:14PM0.11m | 11:37AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 95 | 95 | 56 | 157 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 237 | 236 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 192 | 366 | 352 | 342 | 171 | 336 | 331 | 330 | 6 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 5 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 85 | 39 | 150 | 95 | 35 | 237 | 243 | 240 | 22 | 31 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 1 | 61 | 43 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 17 | S 11 | S 14 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 95 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 78 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 95 | 85 | — | 79 | 76 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 386 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1275 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2923 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 30 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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