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La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average 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 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1026 | 1045 | 1045 | 1045 | 1074 | 945 | 940 | 928 | 919 | 915 | 902 | 877 | 721 | 595 | 577 | 407 | 331 | 321 | 716 | 2087 | 2484 | 2297 | 7486 | 2589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 3.92 | 3:13AM 4.04 | 3:31PM 4.02 | 3:47AM 4.17 | 4:07PM 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 1.17 | 8:26PM 1.06 | 8:52AM 0.98 | 9:10PM 0.92 | 9:35AM 0.80 | 9:51PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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