
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 94 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:33AM4.64m | 5:49PM5.04m | 6:16AM4.79m | 6:32PM5.17m | 6:57AM4.82m | 7:11PM5.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.13m | 11:39PM-0.17m | 11:55AM-0.11m | 00:24AM-0.32m | 12:38PM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 89 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 94 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 129 | 46 | 46 | 335 | 335 | 87 | 75 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 395 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 395 | 395 | 264 | 128 |
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