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St Charles Surf Forecast
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St Charles surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
St Charles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Charles sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Charles today?
The current surf forecast for St Charles at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Charles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | |
76 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 92 | 93 | 132 | 88 | 235 | 235 | 238 | 229 | 270 | 354 | 354 | 276 | 432 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.51m | 3:06AM1.33m | 3:08PM1.51m | 3:41AM1.35m | 3:37PM1.49m | 4:14AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.25m | 8:46AM0.35m | 9:22PM0.19m | 9:20AM0.35m | 9:52PM0.14m | 9:53AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 76 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 41 | 53 | 51 | 132 | 61 | 235 | 235 | 238 | 229 | 270 | 354 | 354 | 276 | 432 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 7 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 10 | 65 | 92 | 93 | 37 | 88 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | WSW 4 | S 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 186 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 2922 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 648 | 186 |
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