Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 58 | 92 | 90 | 173 | 171 | 202 | 106 | 247 | 259 | 268 | 268 | 247 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.49m | 8:35PM1.18m | 9:02AM1.42m | 9:51PM1.11m | 10:11AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.38m | 2:30AM0.43m | 3:44PM0.39m | 3:40AM0.51m | 5:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 38 | 29 | 90 | 36 | 171 | 202 | 106 | 247 | 259 | 268 | 268 | 247 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 6 | S 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 58 | 92 | 9 | 173 | 34 | 33 | 102 | 67 | 32 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 25 | 55 | 53 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 21 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 39 | 38 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | — | 30 | 47 | 49 | — | 41 | 41 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 2656 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2237 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2672 | 97 | 97 |
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