Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 158 | 192 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 143 | 118 | 85 | 207 | 132 | 133 | 130 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.10m | 9:54AM1.25m | 11:33PM1.11m | 11:33AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.39m | 3:29AM0.60m | 4:47PM0.40m | 5:13AM0.63m | 6:14PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 158 | 192 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 143 | 118 | 85 | 166 | 132 | 133 | 130 | 32 | 33 | 82 | 57 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | 16 | 33 | 207 | — | — | 43 | 55 | — | 44 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2067 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 2656 | 2656 | 615 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 1053 | 2656 | 97 | 97 |
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