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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
1003 | 978 | 806 | 764 | 648 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 627 | 619 | 610 | 980 | 602 | 494 | 765 | 722 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 599 | 599 | 277 | 492 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.42m | 4:53AM1.29m | 4:34PM1.41m | 5:29AM1.29m | 5:07PM1.40m | 6:05AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.17m | 10:23AM0.46m | 10:56PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.46m | 11:31PM0.15m | 11:36AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1003 | 978 | 806 | 764 | 648 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 627 | 619 | 610 | 980 | 602 | 494 | 765 | 722 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 599 | 599 | 277 | 492 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 19 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 55 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 7 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 6 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 100 | 96 | 32 | 37 | 41 | — | — | 54 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 259 | 543 | 543 | 1732 | 543 | 543 | 1042 | 301 | 106 | 301 | 543 |
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