Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 106 | 97 | 92 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 97 | 127 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 93 | 73 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 43 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.47m | 5:48AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.39m | 6:29AM1.51m | 7:16PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.07m | 11:31PM0.22m | 12:08PM0.11m | 00:14AM0.32m | 12:54PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 74 | 55 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 112 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 106 | 97 | 92 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 1 | 127 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 66 | 86 | 94 | 105 | 14 | — | 59 | 92 | 45 | 97 | 76 | — | — | 13 | 93 | — | 13 | 15 | 24 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 1287 | 2672 | 615 | 615 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 2655 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 89 | 97 | 97 | 2655 | 97 | 97 |
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