
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Routes des Pêches today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Routes des Pêches at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Routes des Pêches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 135 | 139 | 109 | 132 | 154 | 145 | 624 | 658 | 647 | 461 | 743 | 461 | 843 | 693 | 652 | 669 | 669 | 441 | 661 | 661 | 768 | 661 | 636 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.96m | 11:09AM1.05m | 1:21AM1.03m | 12:47PM1.10m | 2:12AM1.15m | 1:49PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.77m | 6:11PM0.53m | 6:41AM0.75m | 7:23PM0.47m | 7:51AM0.67m | 8:10PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 110 | 25 | 658 | 647 | 461 | 743 | 461 | 25 | 693 | 652 | 42 | 669 | 441 | 661 | 661 | 77 | 71 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
59 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 83 | 25 | 51 | 83 | 133 | 180 | 140 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 50 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 55 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 66 | 65 | 49 | — | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | — | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
128 | 135 | 139 | 109 | 132 | 154 | 145 | 624 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 36 | 48 | 843 | — | 67 | 669 | 71 | 43 | 77 | 42 | 768 | 661 | 636 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1042 | 319 | 319 | 932 | 1042 | 2973 | 2973 | 1042 | 533 | 932 | 319 | 117 | 1042 | 2354 | 2354 | 1042 | 1042 | 1042 | 291 | 319 | 2361 | 2354 | 2904 | 533 |
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