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Ile de Re - Rivedoux surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ile de Re - Rivedoux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile de Re - Rivedoux sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ile de Re - Rivedoux today?
The current surf forecast for Ile de Re - Rivedoux at 9PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - Rivedoux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 588 | 505 | 1062 | 1005 | 972 | 804 | 795 | 610 | 540 | 435 | 424 | 292 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 139 | 98 | 96 | 125 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 149 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 4.87 | 12:27PM 5.07 | 1:01AM 4.93 | 1:17PM 5.08 | 1:45AM 5.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 2.40 | 5:07AM 2.58 | 5:47PM 2.53 | 6:16AM 2.62 | 6:53PM 2.51 | 7:21AM 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - |
| Sunset | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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