20 April 2026: Tsunami Alert Issued for NE Japan

A magnitude-7.4 earthquake off the coast of Sanriku has triggered a tsunami warning. latest updates

Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Takoradi today?

The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121215141113139888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480273202347344294280276271619590182176225215204199190185185187191161157
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
1.50
5:51PM
1.59
6:45AM
1.44
6:39PM
1.47
7:46AM
1.36
7:36PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.43
12:14AM
0.23
12:28PM
0.54
1:04AM
0.31
1:27PM
0.65
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------11111----11-
Temp. °C272728303028282827272930302928272727283131292828
Feels °C (?)313232323229313231313232333231313131313332313031
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Takoradi surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest