Surf Forecasts:
La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, NW swell with 113 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore this week:
The surf forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get straight into it.
Alright, mate, looking at this 16-day stretch for Phare de la Coubre – also known as La Cote Sauvage – and honestly, it’s a real tough watch. There’s a big, long gap of nothing worthwhile right through the first week and a half. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly in the wrong place. You are looking at about a seven-day run where there's barely a ripple worth paddling for. The energy reading is in the double and single digits most days, just weak.
The first real glimmer of something surfable comes on the morning of Sunday, July 12th. We get a small 2ft swell from the west, but the important bit is the wind. It turns offshore from the ENE at 9 mph, giving us a clean, gentle offshore breeze. The combined energy creeps up to 75, which is still on the lower end of moderate but it's the best we have seen by a country mile. It ain't going to blow you away, but you could get a few little sandbar runners.
Right now, the standout in the whole forecast window is that Sunday, July 12th morning session. The next best might be the morning of Saturday, July 19th, a week later. That morning shows a 3ft west swell, but the period is a short 5 seconds. That’s junky windswell. The wind is a cross-off from the north at 9 mph, keeping it clean on the surface with an energy of 52. You might get a couple of weak, rolly ones, but it’s not going to have any punch. The afternoon of that same day builds to 5ft from the west with a much better 9-second period, and the energy jumps to 327 – that’s a decent pulse of moderate energy. But a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind from the NW will chop it up, making it messy and lumpy.
Honestly, for the first week and a half, save your petrol. The best bet on the table is that Sunday, July 12th morning. It’s clean, it’s small, and it’s there. If you’re a beginner, the 3ft on the 19th morning is about your limit, but that short period will make it weak. Anything over 5ft later on gets into more serious territory for the experienced crew only. Conditions are pretty grim for a paddle – that afternoon on the 12th gets cross, and the 19th afternoon is a washing machine. Could be a kite day if that’s your thing.
So hang tight, wait for that Sunday, July 12th morning or take a speculative look at the 19th.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 32 | 32 | 113 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 34 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM4.22m | 8:40AM3.90m | 8:55PM4.13m | 9:19AM3.82m | 9:37PM4.03m | 10:10AM3.75m | 10:33PM3.91m | 11:20AM3.69m | 11:51PM3.83m | 12:45PM3.73m | 1:20AM3.86m | 2:04PM3.88m | 2:38AM4.00m | 3:11PM4.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.60m | 3:11PM0.72m | 3:39AM0.68m | 3:55PM0.83m | 4:25AM0.78m | 4:45PM0.94m | 5:17AM0.87m | 5:41PM1.02m | 6:15AM0.94m | 6:45PM1.03m | 7:21AM0.94m | 7:54PM0.91m | 8:28AM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 32 | 49 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 45 | 43 | 41 | — | 41 | 38 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 4 | — | W 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 113 | — | — | 32 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 50 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 46 | 198 | 68 | 270 | 327 | 336 | 336 | 354 | 87 | 87 | 335 | 77 | 164 | 277 | 0 | 22 | 242 |
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