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Elmina Surf Forecast
/ Gold Coast (23 surf breaks) /
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Elmina surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elmina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elmina sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | |
148 | 148 | 188 | 332 | 300 | 319 | 390 | 505 | 459 | 427 | 516 | 509 | 503 | 471 | 360 | 350 | 529 | 333 | 329 | 324 | 236 | 225 | 219 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.17m | 9:23AM1.17m | 8:53PM1.13m | 10:33AM1.23m | 10:20PM1.12m | 11:35AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.69m | 2:34AM0.42m | 3:16PM0.72m | 3:39AM0.45m | 4:41PM0.68m | 4:46AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
 kJ | 148 | 148 | 186 | 332 | 274 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 250 | 284 | 284 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 333 | 180 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 169 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 107 | 105 | 182 | 300 | 300 | 390 | 505 | 459 | 427 | 516 | 509 | 503 | 471 | 360 | 350 | 529 | 333 | 329 | 324 | 236 | 225 | 219 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 24 | S 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 123 | 188 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 135 | 2656 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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