Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 57 | 72 | 69 | 32 | 64 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 95 | 62 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM4.40m | 5:32AM4.29m | 5:43PM4.62m | 5:59AM4.46m | 6:09PM4.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.81m | 11:01PM0.57m | 11:14AM0.49m | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:49AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 57 | 72 | — | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | W 9 | NW 2 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | 64 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 95 | 62 | 246 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 164 | 184 | 46 | 164 | 360 | 413 | 164 | 400 | 164 | 184 | 126 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 41 | 260 | 261 | 260 | 304 | 260 | 198 | 79 |
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