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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 am Sunday 17 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | |
598 | 598 | 602 | 602 | 593 | 577 | 588 | 555 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 178 | 260 | 513 | 501 | 501 | 276 | 269 | 471 | 429 | 243 | 212 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.69m | 5:05AM1.52m | 5:02PM1.62m | 5:57AM1.49m | 5:50PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.23m | 10:38PM-0.06m | 10:50AM0.27m | 11:24PM-0.03m | 11:41AM0.35m | 00:13AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:12 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 10 |
 kJ | 598 | 598 | 602 | 602 | 593 | 577 | 588 | 555 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 178 | 260 | 513 | 501 | 501 | 116 | 109 | 471 | 429 | 243 | 196 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 376 | 371 | 28 | 28 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 140 | 117 | 86 | 89 | 113 | 276 | 269 | 42 | 71 | 218 | 192 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 91 | 87 | 61 | 101 | — | 149 | 188 | 186 | 239 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 184 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 125 | 25 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 20 | 120 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 120 | 152 | 148 | 173 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 97 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 562 | 117 | 109 | 145 | 73 | 2656 | 1275 | 97 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 509 | 97 | 97 | 73 |
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