Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 180 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 86 | 121 | 320 | 320 | 225 | 221 | 157 | 151 | 83 | 114 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.14m | 2:51AM1.11m | 2:23PM1.22m | 3:29AM1.22m | 3:06PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.72m | 8:02PM0.43m | 8:09AM0.66m | 8:47PM0.34m | 8:57AM0.58m | 9:24PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 121 | 86 | 121 | 320 | 320 | 225 | 221 | 157 | 151 | 83 | 114 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 198 | 97 | 79 | 184 | 189 | 180 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 71 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 85 | 101 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1465 | 106 | 266 | 301 | 1465 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1052 | 329 | 1052 | 1052 | 2362 | 1052 | 1052 |
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