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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 12 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 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 83 | 81 | 81 | 107 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 99 | 62 | 97 | 132 | 90 | 151 | 110 | 157 | 157 | 170 | 129 | 141 | 239 | 189 | 184 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 1.46 | 11:00AM 1.18 | 11:39PM 1.46 | 12:12PM 1.19 | 12:26AM 1.48 | 1:13PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 0.78 | 4:46PM 0.71 | 6:18AM 0.72 | 5:47PM 0.74 | 7:05AM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
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