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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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Meduse today?
The current surf forecast for La Meduse at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Meduse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | |
242 | 242 | 237 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 194 | 228 | 219 | 207 | 136 | 203 | 106 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 180 | 176 | 171 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | 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 | 5:58PM1.39m | 6:50AM1.25m | 6:28PM1.33m | 7:29AM1.20m | 7:01PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.44m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.50m | 00:59AM0.24m | 1:04PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
242 | 242 | 237 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 85 | 194 | 228 | 219 | 207 | 136 | 70 | 106 | 85 | 116 | 235 | 65 | 40 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
117 | 103 | 102 | 146 | 166 | 126 | 6 | 85 | 140 | 183 | 173 | 104 | 32 | 68 | 32 | 32 | 84 | 30 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 19 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
17 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 203 | 22 | 235 | 235 | — | 194 | 158 | 154 | 180 | 176 | 171 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 476 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 2982 | 2982 | 543 | 2935 | 543 | 329 | 329 | 512 | 767 | 767 | 1020 | 1052 | 446 |
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