Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 171 | 144 | 127 | 122 | 116 | 114 | 150 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 136 | 130 | 136 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 117 | 166 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 347 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.08m | 12:23PM1.34m | 1:49AM1.16m | 1:42PM1.39m | 2:56AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.57m | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:17AM0.55m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:30AM0.49m | 9:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 171 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 140 | 136 | 130 | 126 | 171 | 126 | 107 | 117 | 166 | 137 | 134 | 215 | 110 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 177 | 91 | 85 | 127 | 122 | 113 | 109 | 150 | 146 | 140 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 125 | 83 | 110 | 215 | 215 | 73 | 163 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | 92 | 144 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 89 | 82 | 31 | 83 | 116 | 73 | 73 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 58 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 74 | 90 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 129 | 129 | 136 | 117 | 107 | — | 107 | — | — | — | 116 | 119 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1465 | 2935 | 543 | 543 | 1465 | 1549 | 1042 | 2969 | 2982 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 2988 | 543 | 543 |
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