
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 88 | 90 | 73 | 71 | 109 | 107 | 146 | 141 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 170 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 156 | 195 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.52m | 5:54AM1.66m | 6:09PM1.46m | 6:24AM1.59m | 6:44PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.20m | 11:27PM0.13m | 11:58AM0.19m | 00:00AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
90 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 109 | 107 | 56 | 141 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 170 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 49 | 51 | 79 | 195 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
72 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 28 | 107 | 146 | 141 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 34 | 147 | 147 | 156 | 71 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 13 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
30 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 3 | — | 19 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 62 | 42 | 31 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | 88 | 90 | 73 | 71 | 79 | 64 | 25 | 63 | 29 | 46 | 58 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 15 | 31 | 51 | 62 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1465 | 2363 | 2363 | 543 | 1052 | 329 | 106 | 543 | 543 | 1739 | 543 | 543 |
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