
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
576 | 576 | 594 | 647 | 657 | 647 | 636 | 628 | 628 | 614 | 535 | 517 | 491 | 467 | 411 | 403 | 344 | 292 | 287 | 233 | 231 | 223 | 214 | 164 | |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.15m | 1:53PM1.19m | 2:51AM1.29m | 2:38PM1.29m | 3:21AM1.42m | 3:17PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.66m | 8:08PM0.38m | 8:33AM0.56m | 8:45PM0.29m | 9:12AM0.44m | 9:19PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
576 | 576 | 594 | 647 | 657 | 50 | 71 | 69 | 628 | 614 | 535 | 517 | 68 | 40 | 411 | 403 | 344 | 292 | 287 | 233 | 231 | 223 | 214 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
42 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 136 | 103 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 |
48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 5 |
38 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 647 | 636 | 628 | — | — | — | 88 | 491 | 467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 301 | 1715 | 2315 | 2982 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1750 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 523 | 301 | 426 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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