Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 287 | 225 | 225 | 285 | 290 | 184 | 295 | 300 | 184 | 276 | 169 | 266 | 282 | 144 | 144 | 169 | 188 | 338 | 240 | 350 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.52m | 3:50AM1.57m | 3:45PM1.56m | 4:32AM1.66m | 4:28PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.40m | 9:14PM0.03m | 9:39AM0.33m | 9:57PM-0.01m | 10:24AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 199 | 287 | 225 | 225 | 285 | 290 | 184 | 295 | 300 | 184 | 36 | 169 | 266 | 282 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 188 | 108 | 240 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | — | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 29 | 112 | 172 | 137 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 169 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 12 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 11 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 276 | 26 | — | — | 29 | — | 50 | 39 | 338 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 615 | 2655 | 2059 | 615 | 97 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2067 | 2060 | 615 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1369 | 3027 | 97 | 97 |
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