
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 8AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
781 | 908 | 1073 | 1132 | 1077 | 1051 | 1025 | 1012 | 986 | 948 | 911 | 1143 | 1171 | 704 | 694 | 571 | 547 | 539 | 539 | 458 | 451 | 345 | 324 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.18m | 1:49PM1.49m | 2:58AM1.28m | 2:51PM1.53m | 3:56AM1.39m | 3:47PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.16m | 8:29AM0.44m | 9:22PM0.07m | 9:31AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
781 | 908 | 1073 | 1132 | 1077 | 1051 | 1025 | 1012 | 986 | 948 | 911 | 1143 | 1171 | 704 | 694 | 571 | 547 | 539 | 539 | 458 | 451 | 345 | 324 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
33 | 48 | 11 | 62 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 169 | 50 | 50 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
127 | 104 | 104 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 68 | 31 | 51 | — | — | 61 | 66 | 69 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 93 | 135 | 142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 1052 | 106 | 1465 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 329 | 1052 | 2982 | 543 | 1465 | 1465 | 1052 | 1052 | 1042 | 2371 | 2371 | 2371 | 2073 |
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