Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 190 | 110 | 190 | 84 | 203 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 102 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 93 | 96 | 121 | 117 | 153 | 288 | 397 |
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 | 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 |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.46m | 4:59AM1.53m | 4:52PM1.50m | 5:27AM1.60m | 5:26PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.42m | 10:28PM0.13m | 10:48AM0.35m | 10:59PM0.10m | 11:23AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 162 | 190 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 97 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 121 | 117 | 153 | 288 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 80 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 34 | 57 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 110 | 190 | 84 | 203 | 61 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 102 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 93 | 96 | 86 | 100 | 96 | 107 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 2372 | 543 | 1465 | 1052 | 329 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 538 | 527 | 538 | 1052 | 543 | 301 | 1042 | 2241 | 2241 | 2241 | 527 |
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