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Princes Town surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Princes Town surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Princes Town sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Princes Town today?
The current surf forecast for Princes Town at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Princes Town. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | |
158 | 154 | 116 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 132 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 148 | 144 | 133 | 122 | 124 | 127 | 154 | 149 | 140 | 219 | 183 | 219 | 338 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:47AM1.11m | 6:19PM1.15m | 7:33AM1.07m | 6:58PM1.10m | 8:30AM1.05m | 7:50PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.53m | 00:56AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.60m | 1:41AM0.34m | 2:04PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | 6:14 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 158 | 154 | 116 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 153 | 148 | 119 | 119 | 122 | 124 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 140 | 219 | 183 | 219 | 338 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 70 | 86 | 144 | 133 | 112 | 39 | 93 | 154 | 149 | 139 | 125 | 113 | 112 | 283 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 79 | 146 | 210 | 145 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 132 | 160 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 533 | 1404 | 2599 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1246 | 1302 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1249 | 2018 | 2018 |
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