La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 CEST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WNW
10
1
W
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
370
392
398
343
249
199
176
201
200
201
237
266
240
257
202
92
75
51
48
31
43
42
55
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:01PM4.46m
4:17AM4.70m
4:41PM4.74m
5:00AM4.89m
5:21PM4.92m
5:44AM4.95m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.36m
9:54PM0.32m
10:19AM0.07m
10:42PM-0.00m
11:06AM-0.13m
11:29PM-0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:29
9:30
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
5
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WNW
10
1
W
10
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
249
199
176
201
200
140
257
202
31
5
4
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
306
370
392
398
343
3
4
201
237
266
240
157
116
92
75
51
48
43
42
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
486
429
549
277
99
17
58
58
13
40
277
189
75
58
13
17
13
293
277
87
252
226
231
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Charente Maritime
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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