
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
547 | 539 | 539 | 458 | 451 | 345 | 324 | 260 | 208 | 256 | 256 | 336 | 152 | 117 | 132 | 132 | 218 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 195 | 192 | 127 | 127 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.39m | 3:47PM1.57m | 4:48AM1.49m | 4:39PM1.59m | 5:37AM1.56m | 5:27PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.39m | 10:13PM-0.01m | 10:27AM0.36m | 11:00PM-0.05m | 11:20AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
547 | 539 | 539 | 458 | 451 | 345 | 324 | 260 | 208 | 256 | 256 | 336 | 152 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 218 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 195 | 192 | 108 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
6 | 37 | 39 | 51 | 169 | 50 | 50 | 86 | 85 | 25 | 180 | 178 | 110 | 109 | 110 | 112 | — | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 10 | S 20 | SSW 12 |
31 | — | — | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | — | — | 31 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
75 | 53 | 53 | 84 | 96 | 119 | 137 | 137 | 160 | 160 | 139 | 134 | 115 | 117 | 132 | 132 | 155 | 135 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 146 | 127 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 1052 | 543 | 1052 | 2982 | 2371 | 2982 | 543 | 1052 | 911 | 329 | 1465 | 1750 | 2371 | 2982 | 2073 | 1972 | 1750 | 1052 | 2078 | 1750 | 2982 | 2362 | 1052 |
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