Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 338 | 116 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 92 | 77 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 95 | 156 | 122 | 153 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.69m | 4:10PM1.54m | 4:37AM1.70m | 4:48PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.08m | 10:04AM0.23m | 10:08PM0.09m | 10:39AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 338 | 86 | 86 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 47 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 122 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 11 | 116 | 86 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 53 | 95 | 23 | 107 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 6 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | SW 3 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 8 | 8 | — | 80 | 95 | 92 | 77 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 156 | 6 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 615 | 2656 | 2656 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 104 | 97 | 2656 | 97 | 97 |
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