Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 802 | 791 | 905 | 893 | 557 | 526 | 511 | 430 | 423 | 423 | 345 | 319 | 199 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 110 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 206 |
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-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-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.30m | 2:06PM1.52m | 3:09AM1.41m | 3:03PM1.56m | 4:02AM1.51m | 3:55PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.16m | 7:47AM0.42m | 8:36PM0.07m | 8:49AM0.37m | 9:27PM-0.00m | 9:45AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 847 | 802 | 791 | 905 | 893 | 557 | 526 | 511 | 430 | 423 | 423 | 345 | 319 | 199 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 110 | 101 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 7 | SE 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | 48 | 8 | — | — | 38 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 16 | — | 34 | 83 | 122 | 81 | — | — | 69 | 104 | 99 | 106 | 107 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 106 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 7 | WSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 62 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 28 | 24 | 42 | — | 37 | 52 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 96 | 68 | 80 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 2655 | 615 | 615 | 117 | 97 | 615 | 2655 | 2237 | 1053 | 615 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 2655 | 2655 | 2068 |
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