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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Takoradi today?
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | |
206 | 194 | 153 | 129 | 153 | 129 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 132 | 132 | 133 | 112 | 130 | 127 | 132 | 129 | 141 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 152 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.40m | 6:37AM1.28m | 6:06PM1.33m | 7:23AM1.24m | 6:48PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.62m | 00:05AM0.34m | 12:13PM0.68m | 00:44AM0.40m | 12:58PM0.73m | 1:28AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 206 | 194 | 153 | 129 | 153 | 129 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 112 | 51 | 127 | 122 | 119 | 124 | 137 | 141 | 148 | 152 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 151 | 114 | 96 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 82 | 82 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 61 | 53 | 93 | 48 | 132 | 129 | 47 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 17 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 64 | 42 | 43 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 58 | 4 | 90 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 163 | 132 | 132 | 133 | 11 | 130 | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 2251 | 2630 | 2630 | 54 | 0 | 20 | 573 | 993 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 118 | 36 | 573 | 573 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 118 |
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