Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takoradi today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 906 | 917 | 906 | 816 | 773 | 773 | 800 | 789 | 742 | 606 | 572 | 475 | 563 | 563 | 693 | 724 | 756 | 874 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.47m | 6:16AM1.58m | 6:19PM1.39m | 6:51AM1.51m | 6:58PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.21m | 12:16PM0.41m | 00:18AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 525 | 906 | 917 | 906 | 816 | 773 | 773 | 800 | 789 | 742 | 606 | 572 | 475 | 563 | 563 | 693 | 724 | 756 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 227 | 335 | 277 | 277 | 153 | 269 | 244 | 198 | — | — | 128 | 190 | 148 | 150 | 145 | 148 | 154 | 100 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 134 | 134 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 335 | — | — | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | 240 | 240 | 15 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | — | 160 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2649 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1988 | 2629 | 2629 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 1844 | 36 | 36 |
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