Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 423 | 344 | 350 | 344 | 344 | 295 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 223 | 214 | 162 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 171 | 167 | 96 | 96 | 70 |
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-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 | 2:38PM1.29m | 3:21AM1.42m | 3:17PM1.39m | 3:50AM1.53m | 3:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.56m | 8:45PM0.29m | 9:12AM0.44m | 9:19PM0.22m | 9:47AM0.32m | 9:53PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 446 | 68 | 40 | 350 | 344 | 344 | 295 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 223 | 214 | 162 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 171 | 30 | 96 | 96 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 68 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 423 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 2363 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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