Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 239 | 379 | 386 | 386 | 379 | 289 | 349 | 411 | 422 | 470 | 438 | 438 | 513 | 501 | 492 | 485 | 476 | 476 | 493 | 519 | 520 | 520 |
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-on | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.57m | 5:18AM1.64m | 5:13PM1.58m | 5:57AM1.68m | 5:54PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.35m | 10:42PM-0.01m | 11:07AM0.31m | 11:22PM-0.01m | 11:50AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 23 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 239 | 379 | 386 | 10 | 379 | 289 | 349 | 80 | 422 | 470 | 438 | 186 | 513 | 501 | 492 | 485 | 476 | 476 | 493 | 519 | 520 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 81 | 152 | 76 | 145 | 186 | 184 | 186 | 170 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 177 | 201 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 386 | — | — | 55 | 411 | 53 | 70 | — | 438 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 2982 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1052 | 543 | 543 | 1750 | 2989 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 1042 | 1750 | 2982 |
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