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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Takoradi today?
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 178 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 165 | 153 | 151 | 146 | 144 | 139 | 145 | 145 | 137 | 134 | 147 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 231 | 227 | 223 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 1.50 | 2:02PM 1.29 | 1:44AM 1.52 | 2:44PM 1.34 | 2:19AM 1.54 | 3:22PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 0.57 | 7:28PM 0.76 | 8:20AM 0.50 | 8:10PM 0.75 | 8:54AM 0.44 | 8:50PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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