Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 411 | 365 | 423 | 423 | 522 | 627 | 679 | 706 | 697 | 636 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 411 | 405 | 388 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.52m | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:16PM1.50m | 5:41AM1.66m | 5:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.10m | 11:13AM0.23m | 11:17PM0.13m | 11:50AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 416 | 411 | 365 | 423 | 423 | 522 | 627 | 679 | 706 | 697 | 636 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 411 | 405 | 388 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 66 | 86 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 71 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | 41 | — | 72 | — | — | 59 | 60 | 57 | — | — | 42 | — | — | 30 | 31 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2067 | 2655 | 1053 | 615 | 73 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 1053 | 2066 | 97 | 2655 |
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