Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takoradi today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 367 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 228 | 220 | 214 | 338 | 326 | 178 | 381 | 320 | 193 | 214 | 276 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.54m | 3:35PM1.53m | 4:24AM1.60m | 4:19PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.16m | 9:33AM0.44m | 9:51PM0.12m | 10:17AM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 280 | 367 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 228 | 220 | 214 | 129 | 326 | 178 | 190 | 320 | 161 | 214 | 231 | 457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 86 | 77 | 128 | 125 | 218 | 260 | 193 | 162 | 276 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 338 | 45 | 50 | 381 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2649 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 1337 | 2630 | 54 | 54 |
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