Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 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) | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 61 | 55 | 84 | 78 | 47 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 100 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.29m | 5:54AM1.34m | 6:41PM1.21m | 6:24AM1.25m | 7:24PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.44m | 12:17PM0.27m | 00:23AM0.53m | 12:56PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 72 | 71 | 100 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 5 |
| kJ | 56 | 61 | 39 | 84 | 78 | 47 | 72 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 87 | 55 | 55 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 55 | 40 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 1147 | 615 | 97 |
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