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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | |
233 | 233 | 233 | 277 | 271 | 260 | 205 | 241 | 235 | 198 | 235 | 235 | 243 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 167 | 72 | 86 | 77 | 80 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.39m | 6:50AM1.25m | 6:28PM1.33m | 7:29AM1.20m | 7:01PM1.27m | 8:14AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.50m | 00:59AM0.24m | 1:04PM0.57m | 1:39AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 233 | 233 | 233 | 85 | 271 | 260 | 205 | 104 | 70 | 68 | 85 | 114 | 84 | 65 | 40 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 166 | 126 | 85 | 85 | 140 | 183 | 173 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 19 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 16 | — | 7 | 32 | — | 12 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 61 | 35 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 277 | — | — | — | 241 | 235 | 198 | 235 | 235 | 243 | 81 | 78 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 167 | 72 | 86 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 2982 | 543 | 2935 | 93 | 329 | 476 | 543 | 767 | 1052 | 1116 | 543 | 713 | 329 | 301 | 329 | 911 |
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