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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
217 | 172 | 165 | 153 | 205 | 246 | 322 | 243 | 315 | 286 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 435 | 413 | 419 | 527 | 534 | 568 | 575 | 525 | 505 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.13m | 11:56AM1.37m | 00:04AM1.10m | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:15AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.65m | 4:52AM0.41m | 6:14PM0.61m | 5:55AM0.46m | 7:14PM0.53m | 6:52AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 217 | 172 | 165 | 153 | 165 | 175 | 141 | 146 | 315 | 286 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 147 | 140 | 270 | 218 | 198 | 534 | 568 | 575 | 525 | 505 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 55 | 34 | 74 | 205 | 246 | 322 | 243 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 41 | 362 | 435 | 413 | 419 | 527 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 122 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 75 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 151 | 151 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 301 | 259 | 131 | 259 | 0 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 956 |
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