Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 79 | 108 | 108 | 181 | 106 | 138 | 141 | 230 | 150 | 120 | 240 | 145 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 197 | 79 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:28AM3.45m | 11:47PM3.25m | 12:44PM3.26m | 1:41AM3.18m | 2:14PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM1.26m | 4:58PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.59m | 6:01PM1.67m | 6:33AM1.78m | 7:20PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
33 | 57 | 37 | 108 | 181 | — | — | — | 230 | 150 | 120 | 240 | — | — | — | — | 197 | 79 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
70 | 79 | 108 | — | 106 | 106 | 138 | 141 | 147 | — | — | 120 | 145 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 130 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 260 | 264 | 75 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 87 | 87 | 20 |
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