Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 833 | 1220 | 811 | 763 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 633 | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 151 | 222 | 142 | 138 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.31m | 9:23PM1.05m | 9:27AM1.20m | 10:38PM0.96m | 10:29AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.47m | 3:01AM0.59m | 4:12PM0.52m | 3:59AM0.68m | 5:32PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 833 | 1220 | 811 | 763 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 633 | 534 | 527 | 504 | 490 | 384 | 201 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 146 | 222 | 142 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | 48 | 24 | — | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 225 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 151 | 93 | 115 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 32 | 32 | 25 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 41 | 47 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1465 | 1465 | 1750 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 106 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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