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University surfForecast / Gold Coast / Ghana
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
University surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's University sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at University today?
The current surf forecast for University at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at University. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
216 | 203 | 173 | 173 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 185 | 146 | 101 | 72 | 92 | 71 | 112 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 141 | 137 | 141 | 146 | 140 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.27m | 5:42PM1.33m | 6:39AM1.22m | 6:15PM1.28m | 7:22AM1.17m | 6:54PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.48m | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:18PM0.55m | 00:50AM0.30m | 1:01PM0.63m | 1:37AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 216 | 203 | 173 | 173 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 185 | 146 | 101 | 72 | 92 | 70 | 112 | 69 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 110 | 141 | 146 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 50 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 104 | 37 | 140 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 53 | 3 | 48 | 82 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 23 | 62 | 36 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | — | 13 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 133 | — | — | 122 | 141 | 137 | — | 119 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 2227 | 2671 | 2671 | 117 | 50 | 86 | 634 | 1048 | 634 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 53 | 97 | 634 | 634 | 117 | 634 | 117 | 53 | 53 |
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