Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 300 | 423 | 526 | 535 | 544 | 614 | 594 | 563 | 553 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM0.96m | 10:12AM1.04m | 00:35AM1.03m | 12:01PM1.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.76m | 5:20PM0.54m | 5:54AM0.74m | 6:32PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 189 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 129 | 300 | 423 | 526 | 535 | 544 | 614 | 594 | 563 | 553 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 48 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 25 | 25 | 6 | — | 20 | 46 | 21 | — | — | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 160 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 615 | 615 | 117 | 117 | 509 | 615 | 2655 | 2655 | 615 | 97 | 509 | 73 | 117 | 615 | 2059 | 2059 | 615 |
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