Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elmina today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 248 | 314 | 367 | 347 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 333 | 324 | 315 | 320 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 236 | 225 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.46m | 7:02AM1.60m | 6:56PM1.37m | 7:43AM1.53m | 7:41PM1.26m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.09m | 1:01PM0.42m | 1:01AM0.20m | 1:48PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 322 | 108 | 314 | 367 | 347 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 333 | 324 | 315 | 320 | 90 | 90 | 253 | 236 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 248 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 82 | 61 | 122 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 257 | 257 | — | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 146 | 143 | — | — | — | 113 | 88 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 1053 | 1287 | 2675 | 97 | 2237 | 97 | 97 | 73 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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