Surf Forecasts:
La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, NW swell with 113 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore this week:
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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| 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, Rusty here, let's have a look at the waves on offer for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. There’s no decent surf to speak of for the whole 16-day period. We’re looking at a real flat spell here at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. This exposed sandbar needs a good, consistent W swell to get going, and it's just not happening. The first few days are a total bust, with nothing but tiny, weak waves and a lot of messy cross-shore wind. There’s a gap of poor surf that stretches through the first week and into the next.
The best of a bad bunch looks like it could be on Saturday the 18th of July. We might see a tiny bump of swell, around 2 ft from the West, with a cross-offshore breeze from the North. It'd be clean, but at that size, and with the spot's fickle nature, it's barely a paddle. The crowd situation could be a bit of a lottery if it breaks at all.
Another moment to maybe keep an eye on is Friday the 17th of July. The swell picks up a touch to 4 ft from the West (combined energy at 175), but it’s a shorter period windswell and the wind is cross-shore from the NNW. It’ll be lumpy and not very inviting for a paddle.
The water temperature here is sitting at 71°F, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year. It’s a bit of a freak warm patch.
All in all, it's a pretty grim outlook. When the swell is this small and the wind so often onshore or cross, a beach and sandbar setup like this can look more interesting for the kite surfers than for us on a paddleboard. Sometimes you get these blanks – the forecasts can always change, but for now, leave your board in the van.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 32 | 32 | 113 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 65 | 30 | 42 | 43 | 16 | 47 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.63m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 10 | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 32 | — | 12 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 13 | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 47 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 6 | — | NW 5 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 32 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 30 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 160 | 4 | 2 | 113 | — | — | 40 | — | — | 15 | — | 6 | 50 | 65 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 17 | 17 | 75 | 20 | 77 | 198 | 130 | 355 | 327 | 270 | 348 | 336 | 261 | 75 | 335 | 20 | 22 | 335 | 87 | 87 |
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