Takoradi Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.88° N 1.75° W

Takoradi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Takoradi sea temperature is
24.3° C
0.2° 

Takoradi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Takoradi today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
899
850
731
721
711
606
580
563
482
475
468
390
384
378
350
339
271
267
263
210
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM1.35m
8:33PM1.11m
8:45AM1.27m
9:48PM1.05m
9:44AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.57m
2:11AM0.66m
3:27PM0.62m
3:10AM0.77m
4:50PM0.63m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
25
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