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La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today?
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 911 | 1212 | 1340 | 1551 | 1415 | 1026 | 2228 | 2403 | 2274 | 2199 | 2149 | 1885 | 1688 | 1415 | 1222 | 979 | 797 | 678 | 561 | 426 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25AM 3.84 | 12:05AM 3.60 | 12:27PM 3.78 | 1:02AM 3.67 | 1:22PM 3.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40PM 1.18 | 5:03AM 1.35 | 5:41PM 1.29 | 6:07AM 1.39 | 6:42PM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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