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Collignon surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Collignon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Collignon sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Collignon today?
The current surf forecast for Collignon at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Collignon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 919 | 631 | 639 | 602 | 593 | 585 | 569 | 467 | 453 | 440 | 355 | 225 | 262 | 665 | 1058 | 1072 | 2430 | 3114 | 4414 | 2629 | 1989 | 1805 | 4038 | 3327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:41PM 3.96 | 7:02AM 4.20 | 7:24PM 4.12 | 7:41AM 4.36 | 8:04PM 4.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:05PM 1.40 | 1:22AM 1.34 | 1:50PM 1.20 | 2:05AM 1.20 | 2:30PM 1.00 | 2:44AM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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