La Cote Sauvage – Le 46 Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Charente Maritime, France)

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La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 Surf Guide

La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 in Charente Maritime is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Cote Sauvage - Le 46:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in October while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 Location Map

Interactive La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France, 28 km (17 miles) away.

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La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:36 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	6	6	6	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross

What does La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 look like?

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Credit: PHIL

Tides at La Cote Sauvage - Le 46

Current tide and informaton

For La Cote Sauvage - Le 27, 3 km from La Cote Sauvage - Le 46.

Next High Water: 08:13am | 3.61m

Next Low Water: 03:11pm | 1.2m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at La Cote Sauvage - Le 46 is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.