Surf Forecasts:
Courseulles Sur Mer surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, W swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Courseulles Sur Mer this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Courseulles Sur Mer in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Courseulles Sur Mer over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 173 | 83 | 78 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 24 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM6.87m | 1:04PM6.73m | 1:19AM6.64m | 1:37PM6.47m | 1:54AM6.27m | 2:11PM6.09m | 2:29AM5.81m | 2:46PM5.63m | 3:08AM5.30m | 3:28PM5.12m | 4:00AM4.77m | 4:34PM4.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM-0.21m | 7:58PM0.04m | 8:16AM0.17m | 8:33PM0.41m | 8:50AM0.66m | 9:08PM0.87m | 9:25AM1.18m | 9:44PM1.37m | 10:02AM1.71m | 10:26PM1.87m | 10:48AM2.19m | 11:20PM2.30m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 3 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 49 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 173 | 83 | 78 | 50 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 62 | 317 | 84 | 326 | 330 | 244 | 259 | 259 | 244 | 337 | 330 | 278 | 270 | 327 | 244 | 327 | 327 | 225 |
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