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L'Amelie surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
L'Amelie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's L'Amelie sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at L'Amelie today?
The current surf forecast for L'Amelie at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at L'Amelie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 993 | 2055 | 1995 | 1744 | 1387 | 1018 | 760 | 749 | 1349 | 2228 | 2078 | 3588 | 3321 | 2580 | 7124 | 6973 | 6584 | 5909 | 5410 | 4607 | 3697 | 2855 | 2310 | 2002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 3.47 | 10:30PM 3.10 | 10:52AM 3.32 | 11:36PM 3.08 | 11:57AM 3.24 | 12:35AM 3.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 0.84 | 3:41AM 1.05 | 4:22PM 1.02 | 4:43AM 1.18 | 5:23PM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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