
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 53 | 81 | 124 | 153 | 150 | 253 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:17AM3.31m | 00:21AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.23m | 1:44AM3.18m | 2:04PM3.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM1.58m | 4:48PM1.63m | 5:14AM1.77m | 6:00PM1.72m | 6:29AM1.76m | 7:16PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
101 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 53 | 81 | 124 | 153 | 150 | 253 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
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