Turtle Beach surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 GMT
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Turtle Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Turtle Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Turtle Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Turtle Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
219
220
220
340
382
438
582
689
665
597
582
679
671
645
498
485
478
472
443
437
346
317
253
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM0.99m
7:49PM0.98m
9:36AM1.01m
8:59PM0.95m
10:44AM1.07m
10:27PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.63m
2:41AM0.37m
3:33PM0.65m
3:46AM0.40m
4:59PM0.60m
4:53AM0.40m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
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6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
31
32
30
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
31
30
32
30
30
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Energy kJ
181
219
220
220
340
382
375
358
392
384
386
284
379
320
320
279
273
262
221
207
169
169
165
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
139
125
123
112
283
348
438
582
689
665
597
582
679
671
645
498
485
478
472
443
437
346
317
253
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
44
79
145
210
145
127
58
42
102
194
8
4
19
4
18
15
31
31
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
8
12
9
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
170
0
1234
2002
2288
2889
0
0
0
415
0
2582
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana - Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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