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10:35 am 16 Oct 2011


La Jenny ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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La Jenny Surf Forecast / France – Gironde / France

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 00 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

La Jenny surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 2
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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.0
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
1.0
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
4.0
W
4.0
W
3.5
W
3.0
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
Period (s) (?) 10 9 9 13 11 11 10 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 9
Surfscale
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Max-energy 197 121 84 115 253 533 354 464 426 850 5090 4600 2817 1782 1570 433 380 289
Wind
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5
NNW 10
SE 5
NW 15
W 15
WSW 10
W 20
E 20
S 15
W 15
W 35
W 40
W 20
WSW 25
WSW 25
W 25
SSW 20
NW 20
WNW
Wind State (?) glass cross-
off
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on on on off cross on on on on on on on cross-
on
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on
Key to wind character - offshore winds at La Jenny blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's La Jenny sea temperature is 17.3 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 max: 19.3 min: 15.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).
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  clear clear clear rain showers part cloud part cloud part cloud clear part cloud part cloud part cloud clear rain showers part cloud clear rain showers rain showers clear
Summary clear clear clear rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear rain shwrs some clouds clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear
Rain (mm) - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 3 1 -
High °C 15 20 22 17 18 19 17 24 21 16 18 17 16 17 17 16 17 16
Low °C 14 17 21 15 16 18 15 23 18 16 17 17 15 16 17 15 16 16
Chill °C (?) 15 20 22 17 18 19 17 24 21 15 17 15 15 16 16 15 16 15
Sunrise - 5:20 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 -
Sunset - - 20:46 - - 20:47 - - 20:47 - - 20:49 - - 20:49 - - 20:50
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La Jenny is 21 km (13 miles) from Arcachon. If you plan a holiday in Acquitaine, look for hotels and other accommodation in Arcachon. Arcachon has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.