Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 118 | 120 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 108 | 144 | 144 | 353 | 324 | 319 | 330 | 330 | 416 | 376 | 380 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.30m | 2:01AM1.38m | 1:58PM1.39m | 2:48AM1.52m | 2:47PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.26m | 7:51AM0.48m | 8:11PM0.17m | 8:42AM0.38m | 8:54PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 118 | 120 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 103 | 144 | 144 | 353 | 324 | 319 | 330 | 330 | 416 | 376 | 380 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 34 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 85 | 108 | 108 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 66 | 92 | 89 | 57 | 87 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 0 | 615 | 615 | 2010 | 2010 | 97 |
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