
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
329 | 302 | 284 | 280 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 408 | 304 | 308 | 308 | 141 | 235 | 313 | 236 | 254 | 329 | 232 | 176 | 173 | 444 | 361 | 324 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.03m | 10:08AM1.05m | 00:24AM1.11m | 11:54AM1.07m | 1:18AM1.22m | 1:08PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.78m | 5:07PM0.52m | 6:03AM0.75m | 6:18PM0.49m | 7:11AM0.65m | 7:12PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
329 | 302 | 284 | 280 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 421 | 408 | 304 | 308 | 308 | 141 | 235 | 313 | 236 | 155 | 329 | 232 | 176 | 173 | 444 | 361 | 324 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — |
100 | 100 | 100 | 94 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 81 | 46 | 76 | 155 | 155 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 61 | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 4 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 56 | 9 | — | 37 | 254 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 320 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1465 | 543 | 911 | 329 | 301 | 491 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 329 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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