Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 106 | 236 | 171 | 224 | 257 | 330 | 322 | 294 | 352 | 343 | 343 | 338 | 329 | 302 | 284 | 280 | 523 | 523 | 444 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.17m | 9:19PM1.04m | 8:38AM1.09m | 10:55PM1.03m | 10:08AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.44m | 2:48AM0.73m | 3:44PM0.51m | 4:21AM0.78m | 5:07PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 106 | 236 | 171 | 224 | 224 | 157 | 322 | 294 | 352 | 343 | 343 | 338 | 329 | 302 | 284 | 280 | 523 | 523 | 444 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 160 | 156 | 202 | 257 | 330 | 146 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 338 | 70 | 70 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 202 | 18 | 14 | 137 | 137 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 911 | 1527 | 1712 | 1052 | 1052 | 1052 | 329 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 337 | 476 | 543 | 2363 | 543 | 543 |
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