La Meduse surf break

La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
27.6° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101616169991514141414811111313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9896949290146868576747410916510710494125229281498483453418411
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonononononcross-
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-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.31
3:23AM
1.52
3:40PM
1.36
3:51AM
1.55
4:13PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.43
8:52PM
0.33
9:30AM
0.33
9:25PM
0.32
9:59AM
0.25
9:56PM
0.31
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----6:34-------6:34-------6:32---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------11--1-----11
Temp. °C262627282827272727262728282726262626272828272726
Feels °C (?)303131303029292929282930292927282829293030282928
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bight of Benin

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at La Meduse (light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 280 degs) at Cotonou/Cadjehoun Airport 8 km from La Meduse). 0.8m 9s swell from the S with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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7 km/h
WSW
Clean
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