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Elmina surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elmina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elmina sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 90 | 61 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 91 | 69 | 110 | 153 | 159 | 83 | 127 | 129 | 87 | 131 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 1.32 | 11:06AM 1.03 | 11:39PM 1.31 | 12:22PM 1.05 | 12:28AM 1.32 | 1:22PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 0.61 | 4:44PM 0.56 | 6:12AM 0.54 | 5:45PM 0.59 | 6:59AM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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