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La Meduse surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
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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
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Meduse today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
834 | 602 | 494 | 665 | 627 | 617 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 286 | 277 | 273 | 205 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 380 | 361 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.29m | 5:07PM1.40m | 6:05AM1.28m | 5:40PM1.37m | 6:42AM1.27m | 6:14PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.46m | 11:31PM0.15m | 11:36AM0.49m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:14PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
834 | 602 | 494 | 665 | 627 | 617 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 286 | 61 | 59 | 205 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 380 | 361 | 303 | — | 177 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 21 | — |
— | 40 | — | — | 40 | 21 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 277 | 273 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 18 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
77 | 89 | 89 | 62 | 85 | 42 | 66 | 79 | 72 | 68 | — | 5 | 59 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 60 | — | — | 36 | 303 | 298 | 397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1712 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 301 | 106 | 1715 | 1715 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 301 | 259 | 259 | 1052 | 2988 | 1052 | 1052 |
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