Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 125 | 139 | 184 | 144 | 110 | 75 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:04AM1.35m | 9:28PM1.06m | 9:50AM1.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.45m | 3:29PM0.53m | 3:10AM0.56m | 4:30PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 125 | 139 | 184 | 144 | 110 | 54 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 75 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 20 | 38 | 90 | 35 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | 16 | 23 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 66 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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