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Takoradi surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 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 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
284 | 231 | 227 | 178 | 178 | 165 | 85 | 129 | 329 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 376 | 437 | 432 | 547 | 446 | 435 | 494 | 494 | 620 | 628 | 636 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.20m | 9:55AM1.36m | 9:52PM1.13m | 10:59AM1.37m | 11:11PM1.11m | 11:56AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.41m | 4:10PM0.68m | 4:01AM0.48m | 5:28PM0.63m | 5:07AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
— | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
 kJ | 284 | 231 | 227 | 178 | 178 | 165 | 50 | 47 | 102 | 85 | 83 | 66 | 129 | 152 | 140 | 547 | 161 | 160 | 129 | 494 | 620 | 628 | 636 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 125 | 94 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 47 | 129 | 329 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 376 | 437 | 432 | 20 | 446 | 435 | 494 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 41 | 671 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 55 | 87 | 51 | 75 | 85 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 23 | — | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 56 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 165 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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