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Turtle Beach surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Turtle Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Turtle Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Turtle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | |
331 | 249 | 307 | 739 | 711 | 610 | 405 | 478 | 472 | 384 | 322 | 317 | 326 | 269 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 198 | 168 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.37m | 6:04AM1.28m | 5:54PM1.29m | 6:59AM1.25m | 6:45PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM-0.03m | 11:53AM0.33m | 00:22AM0.04m | 12:50PM0.41m | 1:14AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 331 | 249 | 307 | 739 | 711 | 610 | 405 | 478 | 472 | 384 | 322 | 317 | 326 | 269 | 204 | 141 | 198 | 183 | 151 | 156 | 158 | 173 | 154 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 49 | 25 | 55 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 96 | 127 | 159 | 155 | 110 | 146 | 196 | 198 | 198 | 151 | 173 | 165 | 162 | 198 | 116 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 51 | 104 | 149 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | 87 | 194 | 186 | 178 | 127 | 9 | 9 | 119 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 165 | 145 | 164 | 178 | 184 | 141 | — | — | — | 183 | 183 | 178 | — | 168 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 2911 | 415 | 467 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 2582 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 0 | 520 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ghana - Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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