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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | |
621 | 662 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 662 | 671 | 783 | 763 | 725 | 573 | 565 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 542 | 485 | 384 | 372 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 608 | 721 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.42m | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:17PM1.43m | 2:59AM1.21m | 2:53PM1.43m | 3:40AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.44m | 7:42AM0.50m | 8:39PM0.35m | 8:26AM0.50m | 9:14PM0.27m | 9:07AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 |
 kJ | 621 | 662 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 662 | 671 | 783 | 763 | 725 | 573 | 565 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 542 | 485 | 384 | 372 | 367 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 37 | 80 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 608 | 294 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 146 | 204 | 276 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 101 | — | — | — | 91 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 943 | 998 | 1020 | 543 | 329 | 301 | 301 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 543 | 543 |
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