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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Meduse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Meduse sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
857 | 325 | 321 | 384 | 373 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 273 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 336 | 339 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 297 | 275 | 265 | 249 | 194 | 207 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:52AM1.49m | 5:46PM1.62m | 6:43AM1.47m | 6:34PM1.53m | 7:38AM1.43m | 7:25PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM-0.06m | 11:32AM0.29m | 00:10AM-0.03m | 12:24PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:19PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 134 | 325 | 321 | 384 | 55 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 273 | 249 | 80 | 55 | 336 | 272 | 138 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 275 | 265 | 249 | 183 | 194 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 97 | 43 | 42 | 373 | 19 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 249 | 249 | 53 | 127 | 272 | 174 | 165 | 155 | 243 | 246 | 239 | 191 | 207 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 12 | S 20 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 55 | 97 | 147 | 192 | 135 | 51 | 178 | 67 | 64 | 210 | 106 | 146 | 196 | 188 | 131 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | — | S 13 | SW 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 857 | 79 | 84 | 72 | — | 60 | 40 | 74 | 63 | 60 | — | 17 | — | 339 | 13 | 154 | 162 | 297 | — | — | — | 194 | — | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 320 | 93 | 516 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 106 | 131 | 911 | 1052 | 543 | 543 | 1052 | 911 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1052 | 943 | 543 |
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