Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 513 | 430 | 356 | 278 | 292 | 353 | 301 | 404 | 421 | 340 | 335 | 239 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 97 | 285 | 82 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.59m | 5:00PM1.43m | 4:58AM1.52m | 5:33PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:40AM0.12m | 10:44PM0.30m | 11:11AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 437 | 513 | 430 | 356 | 278 | 292 | 353 | 301 | 330 | 340 | 340 | 335 | 239 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 73 | 20 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 65 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 9 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | 421 | 21 | — | 62 | 76 | — | — | 97 | 285 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2066 | 3027 | 97 | 97 | 109 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 2675 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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