La Meduse surf break

La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 WAT
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La Meduse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Meduse sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at La Meduse today?

The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
305
305
311
311
367
367
257
257
212
410
354
354
296
296
296
290
284
284
279
233
273
273
320
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00PM1.49m
5:42AM1.35m
5:28PM1.44m
6:15AM1.31m
5:58PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.37m
11:16PM0.13m
11:19AM0.40m
11:49PM0.15m
11:53AM0.44m
00:22AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
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6:57
6:57
6:57
6:57
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
30
31
31
31
33
31
29
29
29
30
31
32
31
30
31
30
30
31
31
32
30
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
19
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.4
SW
18
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
367
305
305
311
311
367
367
257
257
212
410
25
37
296
296
79
290
284
284
146
233
273
85
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
7
7
3
6
18
21
23
24
25
25
15
25
31
61
7
117
103
102
146
142
126
6
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
18
35
6
6
3
3
8
8
15
25
4
7
5
17
7
6
3
15
15
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.4
WSW
4
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
Energy kJ
6
10
15
16
11
18
30
42
45
354
354
296
279
7
273
320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
1052
1462
2988
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
543
Best forecast wave conditions in Benin - Bight of Benin
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Benin
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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