Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 316 | 206 | 259 | 169 | 169 | 127 | 118 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 86 | 110 | 110 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.19m | 7:03AM1.27m | 7:48PM1.08m | 7:38AM1.16m | 8:50PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.50m | 1:32PM0.41m | 1:31AM0.60m | 2:25PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 344 | 316 | 206 | 259 | 169 | 169 | 127 | 118 | 73 | 61 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 84 | 21 | 38 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 52 | 42 | 71 | 74 | 91 | 76 | 62 | — | — | 86 | 110 | 110 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 97 | 1053 | 2655 | 2655 | 97 | 1053 | 73 | 73 | 615 | 2655 | 2655 | 2655 | 615 |
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