Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 GMT
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Takoradi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Takoradi sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Takoradi today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
633
606
482
468
390
367
361
365
595
683
777
1015
1009
985
1256
1210
1180
1165
1150
1088
880
857
857
857
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05AM1.21m
2:01PM1.44m
2:47AM1.25m
2:33PM1.45m
3:25AM1.28m
3:04PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.55m
8:29PM0.36m
8:18AM0.55m
9:01PM0.30m
8:55AM0.56m
9:33PM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
29
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
633
606
482
468
390
367
361
298
294
683
777
1015
1009
985
1256
1210
1180
1165
1150
1088
880
857
857
857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
120
98
98
98
98
95
95
93
90
280
86
161
210
83
83
83
68
68
68
68
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
20
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
10
9
36
79
141
200
365
595
88
213
244
195
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
86
83
69
67
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
54
54
16
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
0
54
54
54
54
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana - Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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