Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 622 | 640 | 649 | 649 | 561 | 1122 | 1064 | 554 | 962 | 1055 | 975 | 833 | 1007 | 811 | 763 | 752 | 651 | 642 | 874 | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.42m | 8:33PM1.16m | 8:47AM1.31m | 9:23PM1.05m | 9:27AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.35m | 2:28PM0.42m | 2:19AM0.48m | 3:14PM0.47m | 3:01AM0.59m | 4:12PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 622 | 640 | 649 | 649 | 561 | 1122 | 1064 | 454 | 962 | 1055 | 975 | 833 | 1007 | 811 | 763 | 752 | 651 | 642 | 874 | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 128 | 131 | 144 | 139 | 107 | 94 | 45 | 554 | 138 | — | — | — | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 9 | — | — | 28 | 30 | — | 28 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | 46 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 180 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 149 | 158 | 38 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 29 | — | — | 31 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 301 | 266 | 337 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1042 | 1465 | 2982 | 1052 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 538 | 2982 | 2982 | 543 | 543 |
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