Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 151 | 222 | 142 | 138 | 454 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 229 | 232 | 232 | 171 | 222 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.12m | 00:32AM0.94m | 12:04PM1.09m | 2:00AM1.01m | 1:27PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.54m | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:57PM0.51m | 7:02AM0.72m | 8:02PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
198 | 146 | 222 | 142 | 138 | 454 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 229 | 232 | 232 | 95 | 222 | 80 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
34 | 151 | 93 | 115 | 108 | 37 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 171 | 123 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
148 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | — | — | 14 | 34 | — | — | 82 | 97 | 73 | 137 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 51 | 74 | 90 | 94 | 97 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 543 | 2988 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 911 | 1465 | 2362 | 2362 | 1052 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 943 | 2327 | 538 |
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