Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 90 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 95 | 101 | 129 | 133 | 119 | 153 | 288 | 397 | 475 | 463 | 411 | 472 | 610 | 726 | 776 | 817 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.50m | 5:27AM1.60m | 5:26PM1.51m | 5:56AM1.64m | 6:01PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.35m | 10:59PM0.10m | 11:23AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.10m | 11:58AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
21 | 21 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 55 | 36 | 24 | 121 | 117 | 153 | 288 | 397 | 475 | 463 | 411 | 472 | 610 | 726 | 776 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
2 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 80 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
77 | 90 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 95 | 101 | 129 | 133 | 119 | 149 | 146 | 124 | 63 | 92 | 83 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 31 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 1465 | 1465 | 1465 | 1465 | 1465 | 329 | 329 | 1465 | 527 | 512 | 329 | 301 | 329 | 266 | 301 | 259 | 527 | 2205 | 527 | 543 |
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