Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.07° N 1.38° W

Elmina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elmina sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.2° 

Elmina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elmina today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elmina at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
9
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
139
139
137
134
94
91
88
86
86
61
61
59
58
78
69
104
99
89
127
125
165
161
151
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:29PM1.25m
1:48AM1.53m
2:16PM1.31m
2:23AM1.55m
2:57PM1.36m
2:56AM1.55m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.43m
7:14PM0.39m
8:05AM0.32m
7:57PM0.38m
8:39AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
31
30
29
30
30
31
29
29
29
29
29
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