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Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron today?
The current surf forecast for Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1643 | 2437 | 2959 | 3432 | 3127 | 2982 | 6138 | 6461 | 5500 | 4988 | 4600 | 3674 | 3079 | 2753 | 2255 | 1847 | 1468 | 1281 | 1111 | 875 | 757 | 734 | 734 | 942 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 3.67 | 12:02AM 3.44 | 12:23PM 3.62 | 12:59AM 3.51 | 1:19PM 3.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:37PM 1.11 | 4:59AM 1.28 | 5:37PM 1.21 | 6:03AM 1.32 | 6:36PM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
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