Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 604 | 594 | 585 | 585 | 463 | 205 | 216 | 224 | 77 | 80 | 90 | 121 | 119 | 107 | 124 | 164 | 185 | 191 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.17m | 7:49AM1.27m | 8:39PM1.06m | 8:26AM1.16m | 9:48PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.33m | 1:38AM0.51m | 2:21PM0.41m | 2:18AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 350 | 408 | 594 | 329 | 329 | 463 | 205 | 216 | 224 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 121 | 73 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 154 | 11 | 17 | 140 | 6 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 5 | 119 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | — | S 5 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 11 | — | 63 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 604 | 39 | 585 | 585 | 41 | 55 | 82 | 87 | 77 | 80 | 90 | 105 | 26 | 107 | 124 | 164 | 185 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2371 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 266 | 543 | 543 | 2982 | 2988 | 543 | 1052 | 329 | 329 | 1052 | 2982 | 2982 | 2935 | 1052 |
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