Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takoradi today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Takoradi at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Takoradi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 1255 | 1239 | 1178 | 1103 | 1074 | 1045 | 1031 | 1031 | 899 | 850 | 731 | 721 | 711 | 606 | 580 | 563 | 482 | 475 | 468 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.43m | 7:41PM1.20m | 8:02AM1.35m | 8:33PM1.11m | 8:45AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.52m | 1:29AM0.54m | 2:25PM0.57m | 2:11AM0.66m | 3:27PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 1224 | 1255 | 1239 | 1178 | 1103 | 1074 | 1045 | 1031 | 1031 | 899 | 850 | 731 | 721 | 711 | 606 | 580 | 563 | 482 | 475 | 468 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 643 | 45 | 24 | 86 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 37 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 52 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | 10 | 10 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 46 | 149 | 54 | 2629 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1016 | 2649 | 2486 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 118 | 36 | 2038 | 2038 |
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