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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
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La Meduse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Meduse sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
435 | 413 | 419 | 527 | 534 | 568 | 575 | 525 | 505 | 596 | 621 | 662 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 662 | 671 | 783 | 763 | 725 | 573 | 565 | 565 | 557 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:15AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.42m | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:17PM1.43m | 2:59AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.53m | 6:52AM0.49m | 8:01PM0.44m | 7:42AM0.50m | 8:39PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
435 | 413 | 419 | 527 | 534 | 230 | 575 | 525 | 505 | 596 | 621 | 662 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 662 | 671 | 783 | 763 | 725 | 573 | 565 | 565 | 557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | SSW 6 |
86 | 175 | 175 | 159 | 16 | 568 | 188 | 188 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 124 | 127 | 161 | 157 | 131 | — | 145 | — | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 25 | 37 | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | — | 108 | 147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 512 | 106 | 106 | 476 | 943 | 2908 | 1972 | 329 | 259 | 301 | 476 | 476 | 527 | 543 | 1465 | 543 | 329 | 259 |
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