Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Meduse today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 74 | 53 | 99 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 103 | 115 | 92 | 65 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.28m | 6:15AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.22m | 6:48AM1.27m | 8:01PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.16m | 00:14AM0.49m | 12:44PM0.22m | 00:52AM0.57m | 1:23PM0.29m | 1:35AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 47 | 96 | 74 | 44 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 42 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 87 | 101 | 62 | 65 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | S 14 | SSW 20 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 103 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 41 | 51 | 37 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 9 | 41 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 15 | 103 | 37 | 92 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 103 | 103 | 61 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 50 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | — | 37 | 35 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 96 | — | — | 74 | 6 | 99 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | 115 | 7 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 1052 | 1465 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
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