Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 456 | 371 | 358 | 341 | 421 | 437 | 589 | 477 | 604 | 620 | 612 | 581 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 602 | 508 | 487 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.54m | 5:47AM1.68m | 5:49PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.63m | 6:27PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.04m | 11:46AM0.29m | 11:49PM0.13m | 12:24PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 404 | 456 | 371 | 358 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 307 | 247 | 604 | 620 | 612 | 581 | 530 | 522 | 515 | 602 | 508 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 224 | 109 | 220 | 341 | 421 | 437 | 589 | 477 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 174 | 161 | — | — | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 165 | 104 | 17 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | 269 | 249 | — | 159 | 156 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2067 | 97 | 97 | 2060 | 1923 | 73 | 2154 | 1053 | 2672 | 2474 | 97 |
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