Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 229 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 141 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 187 | 75 | 75 | 92 | 73 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.59m | 2:41PM1.42m | 2:53AM1.68m | 3:23PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.29m | 8:32AM0.22m | 8:31PM0.23m | 9:10AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 233 | 229 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 141 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 187 | 56 | 54 | 75 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 83 | 75 | 28 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 3 | S 9 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 6 | 130 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 92 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1053 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 30 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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