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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Takoradi today?
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
246 | 238 | 422 | 405 | 376 | 405 | 400 | 316 | 303 | 378 | 341 | 261 | 257 | 261 | 265 | 257 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 153 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:49AM1.49m | 5:39PM1.52m | 6:44AM1.45m | 6:30PM1.41m | 7:43AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.10m | 11:32AM0.48m | 00:03AM0.16m | 12:27PM0.55m | 00:54AM0.24m | 1:30PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 246 | 238 | 422 | 405 | 376 | 405 | 400 | 316 | 117 | 378 | 341 | 261 | 257 | 261 | 183 | 257 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 145 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 90 | 103 | 303 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 144 | 265 | 61 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 86 | 41 | 76 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 203 | 201 | 145 | 132 | 134 | 86 | 129 | 172 | 221 | 26 | — | 206 | 195 | 195 | 138 | 132 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 41 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 137 | 159 | 150 | 158 | 183 | — | 158 | 149 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 181 | 158 | 153 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 573 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1013 | 2874 | 1016 |
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