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St Charles surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
26.9° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at St Charles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101010101099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37373737585753504949504947636161134134207141113141201207
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.40
4:31AM
1.46
5:23PM
1.47
5:06AM
1.47
5:56PM
1.51
5:42AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.08
10:30PM
0.42
10:51AM
0.06
11:08PM
0.41
11:24AM
0.07
11:47PM
0.40
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:08-------6:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----21----
Temp. °C272928282727262628292827272626252728282727262525
Feels °C (?)303128303030303031302828292829283029292828272728
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