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La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 401 | 561 | 561 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 546 | 613 | 613 | 711 | 1012 | 1045 | 1045 | 919 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 928 | 797 | 786 | 775 | 764 | 721 | 595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:51AM 3.78 | 2:10PM 3.84 | 2:34AM 3.91 | 2:53PM 3.92 | 3:13AM 4.04 | 3:31PM 4.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:09AM 1.32 | 7:37PM 1.20 | 8:04AM 1.17 | 8:26PM 1.06 | 8:52AM 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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