Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 151 | 222 | 156 | 138 | 384 | 294 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 229 | 232 | 232 |
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 | 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 | 9:27AM1.20m | 10:38PM0.96m | 10:29AM1.12m | 00:32AM0.94m | 12:04PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.52m | 3:59AM0.68m | 5:32PM0.54m | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:57PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 | 201 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 146 | 222 | 142 | 29 | 384 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 229 | 232 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 21 | 45 | 44 | 225 | 35 | 151 | 148 | 151 | 93 | 115 | 138 | 37 | 38 | 121 | 84 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 13 | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 154 | — | 23 | 4 | 68 | 156 | 108 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 32 | — | 23 | 294 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 106 | 337 | 543 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1052 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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