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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 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
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Takoradi today?
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1131 | 966 | 341 | 347 | 874 | 874 | 724 | 622 | 605 | 596 | 571 | 547 | 336 | 331 | 249 | 273 | 246 | 238 | 422 | 405 | 485 | 485 | 400 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.50m | 4:05PM1.66m | 4:58AM1.51m | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:49AM1.49m | 5:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.10m | 9:53AM0.37m | 10:30PM0.08m | 10:41AM0.41m | 11:16PM0.10m | 11:32AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1131 | 966 | 341 | 347 | 874 | 874 | 724 | 622 | 605 | 596 | 571 | 547 | 336 | 331 | 249 | 273 | 246 | 238 | 51 | 405 | 485 | 485 | 400 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 436 | 344 | 322 | 309 | 437 | 284 | 284 | — | — | 99 | 95 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 203 | 66 | 422 | 132 | 134 | 116 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 9 | 92 | 149 | 55 | 201 | 143 | 13 | 134 | 86 | 129 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 56 | 33 | 112 | 56 | 169 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 573 | 573 | 162 | 154 | 190 | 118 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 118 | 1286 | 573 |
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