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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 11 pm Tuesday 05 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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | |
103 | 125 | 132 | 129 | 96 | 94 | 72 | 73 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 83 | 131 | 126 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 140 | 138 | 132 | 143 | 119 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.22m | 6:15PM1.27m | 7:23AM1.17m | 6:54PM1.22m | 8:17AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.24m | 12:18PM0.55m | 00:50AM0.31m | 1:01PM0.63m | 1:37AM0.37m | 1:58PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 |
 kJ | 103 | 125 | 132 | 129 | 96 | 94 | 72 | 70 | 48 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 82 | 131 | 126 | 109 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 117 | 119 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 77 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 72 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 104 | 102 | 140 | 138 | 132 | 34 | 113 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 83 | 69 | 40 | 47 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 66 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 100 | 100 | 99 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 143 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 615 | 1350 | 2656 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1287 | 1287 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 82 | 1287 | 2067 | 2067 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana - Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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