Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 288 | 397 | 475 | 463 | 411 | 472 | 610 | 726 | 786 | 817 | 827 | 806 | 736 | 706 | 660 | 565 | 557 | 542 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.51m | 5:56AM1.64m | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:27AM1.64m | 6:39PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.10m | 11:58AM0.25m | 00:03AM0.13m | 12:35PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 153 | 288 | 397 | 475 | 78 | 411 | 472 | 610 | 726 | 786 | 817 | 827 | 806 | 736 | 706 | 660 | 565 | 557 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 463 | 23 | 22 | 66 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 85 | 82 | 66 | 50 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 57 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 16 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 138 | 133 | 133 | 115 | 62 | 147 | 135 | 46 | 145 | 136 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 47 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2371 | 2935 | 1465 | 1052 | 329 | 259 | 259 | 329 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 106 | 106 | 1465 | 2370 | 543 | 2935 |
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