Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Takoradi today?

The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 6AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313181818181817161616161615141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355355350314413534632751717762743858847815627734734602593605467366355290
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
1.53
3:47PM
1.72
4:20AM
1.56
4:27PM
1.72
5:04AM
1.55
5:08PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
0.22
9:31AM
0.29
10:06PM
0.16
10:11AM
0.30
10:46PM
0.14
10:53AM
0.35
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
23----11-21-------------
Temp. °C282727272930302928272727292930282827272729303029
Feels °C (?)323131303232323231303130323133313131313132323232
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