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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
90 | 132 | 129 | 103 | 138 | 144 | 137 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 245 | 237 | 312 | 335 | 469 | 396 | 480 | 582 | 563 | 499 | 487 | 575 | 568 | 554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | 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-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.22m | 9:11AM1.13m | 8:31PM1.16m | 10:19AM1.15m | 9:43PM1.12m | 11:29AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.64m | 2:27AM0.37m | 2:45PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.42m | 4:03PM0.73m | 4:29AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 90 | 132 | 78 | 67 | 65 | 103 | 96 | 134 | 128 | 121 | 113 | 237 | 77 | 335 | 309 | 396 | 480 | 381 | 354 | 290 | 487 | 284 | 279 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 129 | 64 | 138 | 21 | 33 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 84 | 115 | 146 | 210 | 17 | 348 | 480 | 582 | 563 | 499 | 239 | 575 | 568 | 554 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | S 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 53 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 95 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 88 | 66 | — | 118 | — | — | 14 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | — | S 11 | SW 4 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | — | 103 | 9 | 144 | 137 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 245 | 15 | 312 | 13 | 469 | — | 388 | 9 | — | — | 339 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 329 | 943 | 1465 | 2371 | 2073 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 2982 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 543 | 543 |
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