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Elmina Surf Forecast
/ Gold Coast (23 surf breaks) /
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Elmina surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elmina today?
The current surf forecast for Elmina at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elmina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
269 | 471 | 429 | 232 | 212 | 264 | 329 | 320 | 316 | 236 | 222 | 207 | 207 | 215 | 168 | 153 | 117 | 108 | 112 | 117 | 190 | 144 | 109 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.52m | 6:51AM1.45m | 6:41PM1.41m | 7:50AM1.40m | 7:36PM1.29m | 8:55AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.04m | 12:36PM0.45m | 1:04AM0.14m | 1:39PM0.55m | 2:00AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 |
 kJ | 269 | 471 | 429 | 232 | 212 | 230 | 220 | 217 | 316 | 202 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 117 | 190 | 79 | 79 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 115 | 95 | 218 | 192 | 264 | 329 | 320 | 68 | 236 | 222 | 171 | 168 | 215 | 168 | 153 | 112 | 108 | 112 | 73 | 27 | 144 | 103 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 42 | 71 | — | — | 156 | 68 | 68 | — | 68 | 68 | 98 | 98 | 57 | 98 | 68 | 117 | 86 | 73 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 47 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 117 | — | — | 114 | 138 | — | — | — | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | — | 109 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1320 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1029 | 1053 | 97 | 97 | 73 |
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