Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 384 | 371 | 364 | 358 | 351 | 297 | 286 | 158 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 208 | 163 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 98 | 52 | 90 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.29m | 1:51PM1.28m | 2:33AM1.42m | 2:30PM1.38m | 3:03AM1.54m | 3:07PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.55m | 7:58PM0.30m | 8:26AM0.43m | 8:33PM0.22m | 9:02AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 397 | 384 | 371 | 364 | 358 | 351 | 297 | 286 | 158 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 24 | 163 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 98 | 52 | 90 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 10 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 208 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2059 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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