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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Meduse today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
565 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 542 | 485 | 384 | 372 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 608 | 721 | 661 | 919 | 1045 | 1021 | 985 | 1055 | 1016 | 1003 | 1003 | 978 | 806 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | 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 | 2:59AM1.21m | 2:53PM1.43m | 3:40AM1.25m | 3:27PM1.43m | 4:18AM1.28m | 4:01PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.50m | 9:14PM0.27m | 9:07AM0.48m | 9:47PM0.21m | 9:46AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 565 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 542 | 485 | 384 | 372 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 721 | 661 | 919 | 1045 | 1021 | 985 | 1055 | 1016 | 1003 | 1003 | 978 | 806 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 104 | — | 11 | 10 | 37 | 83 | 76 | 74 | 276 | 608 | 294 | 231 | 86 | 66 | 72 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 80 | 146 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 72 | 54 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | — | — | — | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | 51 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 329 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 426 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 476 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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