Ile d'Oleron – La Cotiniere Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Charente Maritime, France)

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Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere Surf Guide

La Cotiniere(Ile D'Oleron) in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs.

Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in March while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

12%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO) in France, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN), also in France, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 20:18 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere

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For Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere, 0 km from Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere.

Next High Water: 08:38am | 3.21m

Next Low Water: 03:35am | 1.19m

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Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.