Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 161 | 151 | 290 | 285 | 282 | 336 | 330 | 387 | 426 | 342 | 317 | 305 | 305 | 262 | 267 | 264 | 308 | 252 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.38m | 6:53AM1.55m | 7:21PM1.28m | 7:37AM1.45m | 8:21PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.22m | 00:30AM0.27m | 1:14PM0.26m | 1:14AM0.37m | 2:08PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 161 | 151 | 290 | 285 | 282 | 336 | 330 | 387 | 426 | 342 | 317 | 305 | 305 | 262 | 267 | 264 | 308 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 28 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2655 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 436 | 0 | 73 | 615 | 97 | 1053 | 97 | 1053 |
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