Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 93 | 280 | 139 | 139 | 98 | 89 | 98 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.33m | 12:50PM1.25m | 1:40AM1.46m | 1:47PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.38m | 6:50AM0.56m | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:45AM0.45m | 7:47PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 137 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 84 | 280 | 48 | 48 | 98 | 89 | 85 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 93 | 6 | 139 | 139 | 16 | 55 | 98 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 21 | SSW 10 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 9 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 150 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 99 | 76 | 92 | 101 | — | — | — | 75 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 69 | — | 50 | 81 | 81 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 549 | 2059 | 82 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1029 | 1147 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 961 | 1053 | 2060 | 97 | 97 |
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