
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 216 | 224 | 76 | 76 | 84 | 121 | 88 | 124 | 150 | 196 | 202 | 197 | 197 | 186 | 177 | 140 | 140 | 113 | 151 | 308 | |
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 | 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 | 7:49AM1.27m | 8:39PM1.06m | 8:26AM1.16m | 9:48PM0.98m | 9:23AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.41m | 2:18AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.49m | 3:14AM0.71m | 4:36PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
205 | 216 | 224 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 121 | 76 | 116 | 83 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 140 | 44 | 76 | 60 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 13 |
17 | 140 | 6 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 5 | 88 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 65 | 61 | 7 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 |
— | 63 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 74 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 |
49 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 100 | 36 | 124 | 150 | 196 | 202 | 197 | 197 | 186 | 177 | 124 | 140 | 113 | 151 | 308 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 1465 | 2982 | 2958 | 543 | 2073 | 329 | 329 | 1052 | 2982 | 2982 | 2935 | 2327 | 1052 | 1052 | 329 | 1052 | 1052 | 2988 | 543 | 543 |
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