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Ile de Re - Les Grenettes surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ile de Re - Les Grenettes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile de Re - Les Grenettes sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ile de Re - Les Grenettes today?
The current surf forecast for Ile de Re - Les Grenettes at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - Les Grenettes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
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 kJ (?) | 919 | 1074 | 1344 | 1363 | 1223 | 1240 | 1294 | 1257 | 1257 | 1240 | 1063 | 1075 | 1060 | 1016 | 861 | 711 | 608 | 515 | 414 | 468 | 1224 | 5026 | 6157 | 8030 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 3.61 | 2:45PM 3.62 | 3:03AM 3.73 | 3:21PM 3.70 | 3:35AM 3.85 | 3:53PM 3.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 1.08 | 7:55AM 1.06 | 8:17PM 0.97 | 8:43AM 0.89 | 9:02PM 0.83 | 9:27AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
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