Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 136 | 136 | 124 | 133 | 143 | 171 | 170 | 232 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 269 | 266 | 337 | 337 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 390 | 355 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.54m | 7:07AM1.62m | 6:57PM1.47m | 7:49AM1.59m | 7:42PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.36m | 00:27AM-0.00m | 12:58PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.08m | 1:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 117 | 119 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 44 | 149 | 232 | 97 | 115 | 115 | 235 | 269 | 266 | 337 | 337 | 181 | 148 | 180 | 133 | 355 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 14 | 35 | 124 | 125 | 74 | 85 | 42 | 36 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 52 | 65 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 390 | 81 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | — | SW 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 31 | 66 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | — | 13 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 160 | 136 | 136 | 124 | 133 | 143 | 171 | 170 | 170 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 133 | 133 | 123 | 119 | 87 | 17 | — | 15 | 8 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 1052 | 1465 | 1052 | 1750 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 543 | 1052 | 543 | 106 | 78 | 1052 | 2982 | 2327 | 543 |
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