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Collignon surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Collignon today?
The current surf forecast for Collignon at 10AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Collignon. (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) (?) | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1256 | 1742 | 2089 | 1509 | 3167 | 3453 | 2791 | 2425 | 2120 | 1811 | 1541 | 1175 | 991 | 763 | 602 | 476 | 430 | 404 | 392 | 496 | 488 | 678 | 633 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19AM 3.92 | 2:36PM 3.96 | 3:30AM 3.81 | 3:48PM 3.79 | 4:35AM 3.81 | 4:55PM 3.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 1.51 | 9:24PM 1.29 | 9:55AM 1.66 | 10:27PM 1.46 | 11:05AM 1.68 | 11:32PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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