Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
726 | 786 | 817 | 827 | 806 | 736 | 706 | 697 | 660 | 557 | 542 | 527 | 401 | 384 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 286 | 229 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:27AM1.64m | 6:39PM1.44m | 7:00AM1.61m | 7:20PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.13m | 12:35PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.19m | 1:15PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
726 | 786 | 817 | 827 | 806 | 736 | 706 | 697 | 660 | 557 | 542 | 527 | 401 | 384 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 286 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
103 | 85 | 85 | — | 19 | 66 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
128 | 95 | — | 85 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 911 | 527 | 106 | 329 | 1042 | 2371 | 2935 | 1052 | 543 | 329 | 911 | 998 | 1052 | 1052 | 1052 | 1052 |
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