
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takoradi today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 303 | 220 | 228 | 280 | 367 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 228 | 411 | 404 | 350 | 337 | 178 | 381 | 260 | 333 | 361 | 389 | 394 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.50m | 3:42AM1.54m | 3:35PM1.53m | 4:24AM1.60m | 4:19PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.51m | 9:09PM0.16m | 9:33AM0.44m | 9:51PM0.12m | 10:17AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
67 | 303 | 220 | 228 | 280 | 367 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 228 | 45 | 86 | 129 | 128 | 178 | 381 | 122 | 333 | 162 | 389 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
137 | 68 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 85 | — | 128 | 125 | 190 | 260 | 193 | 12 | 276 | 276 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
104 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | 15 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 411 | 404 | 350 | 337 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 361 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 2629 | 2037 | 573 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2046 | 2038 | 573 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1337 | 3025 | 54 | 54 |
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