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La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore Surf Forecast
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La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today?
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 51 | 95 | 139 | 171 | 188 | 193 | 219 | 228 | 252 | 302 | 257 | 183 | 193 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:40PM3.80m | 2:52AM4.11m | 3:22PM4.14m | 3:35AM4.43m | 4:01PM4.46m | 4:17AM4.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM1.06m | 8:42AM0.71m | 9:04PM0.70m | 9:32AM0.36m | 9:54PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 193 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 51 | 95 | 139 | 171 | 188 | 193 | 219 | 228 | 252 | 302 | 257 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 277 | 277 | 335 | 413 | 335 | 335 | 406 | 428 | 527 | 763 | 354 | 277 | 87 | 277 | 277 | 429 | 499 | 277 | 87 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Charente Maritime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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