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Beach forecast for Aflao

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT) · Volta, Ghana Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT
8
Beach day rating Good beach day 8 out of 10
Best hours today 7:00–9:00 am Also 3:00–5:00 pm
Swimming
Calm · 2.2 ft
Water
83 °F · very warm
Max UV
10 · SPF 50
Low tide
11:42 am and 11:53 pm

Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Aflao (8/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 9:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F. The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 8/10.

Beach forecast for the next 7 days

DayRatingBest hoursSwimmingWaterUV
Today 8Good beach day
7:00–9:00 am3:00–5:00 pm
Calm · 2.2 ft 83 °F 10
Fri 30 7Good beach day
7:00–11:00 am
Calm · 1.8 ft 83 °F 10
Sat 31 5Fair beach day
7:00–9:00 am
Calm · 2.0 ft 83 °F 10
Sun 1 8Good beach day
2:00–5:00 pm7:00–11:00 am
Calm · 2.4 ft 83 °F 10
Mon 2 7Good beach day
7:00–9:00 am3:00–5:00 pm
Calm · 2.3 ft 83 °F 9
Tue 3 4Poor beach day
No good window
Use care · 2.1 ft 83 °F —
Wed 4 5Fair beach day
7:00–10:00 am
Use care · 2.2 ft 83 °F —

Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.

Today in detail

4 good hours
  • Sunny
  • Feels like 94 °F: hot
  • Cross-shore breeze (4 mph)
  • Water at 82 °F (warm)
  • Calm for swimming: 2.2 ft waves; moderate rip current risk

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 2.2 ft

    2.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 83 °F

    Very warm: barely refreshing.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50

    Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).

  • Wind 8 mph

    Onshore breeze (8 mph).

  • Tide & sand 11:42 am

    Low tide at 11:42 am and 11:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:20 am and 6:14 pm.

The best window, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm can also work, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 83 °F, though with rain.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.

Today, hour by hour

TimeRatingSkyFeels likeWindWavesUV
7:00 am 9 Mainly clear 90 °F 3 mph 2.2 ft 1
8:00 am 9 Mainly clear 94 °F 4 mph 2.1 ft 3
9:00 am 5 Mainly clear 97 °F 4 mph 2.1 ft 5
10:00 am 4 Light drizzle 99 °F 4 mph 2.1 ft 8
11:00 am 3 Light drizzle 100 °F 5 mph 2.0 ft 10
12:00 pm 2 Light drizzle 100 °F 6 mph 2.0 ft 10
1:00 pm 3 Drizzle 99 °F 6 mph 2.1 ft 8
2:00 pm 4 Drizzle 97 °F 7 mph 2.1 ft 6
3:00 pm 7 Drizzle 95 °F 7 mph 2.2 ft 3
4:00 pm 8 Light drizzle 93 °F 8 mph 2.2 ft 1

Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.

Beaches near Aflao

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How we rate a beach day

We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:

  • Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
  • Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
  • Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
  • Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
  • Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.

Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 3.5 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.5 of 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.

It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

Questions about the beach in Aflao

Is it a beach day in Aflao today?

A good beach day: 8/10. Best from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F.

What are the swimming conditions in Aflao today?

2.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

How warm is the water in Aflao?

About 83 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.

How much sun protection do I need in Aflao today?

UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

When is low tide in Aflao?

Today low tide is at 11:42 am and 11:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:20 am and 6:14 pm.

What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Aflao?

Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (7/10), best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.

What beaches are near Aflao?

The Pledge Beach (1.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.

Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?

We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.

How is the rating worked out?

From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.

More about Aflao today

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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.

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