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Collignon surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Collignon today?
The current surf forecast for Collignon at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 901 | 760 | 633 | 692 | 946 | 1290 | 1110 | 667 | 2089 | 1509 | 3201 | 3453 | 3060 | 2425 | 2144 | 2018 | 1728 | 1175 | 991 | 784 | 602 | 487 | 430 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 4.23 | 2:19AM 3.92 | 2:36PM 3.96 | 3:30AM 3.81 | 3:48PM 3.79 | 4:35AM 3.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 1.26 | 8:26PM 1.03 | 8:51AM 1.51 | 9:24PM 1.29 | 9:55AM 1.66 | 10:27PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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