Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 CET
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Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere this week:

The surf forecast for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jan 17) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere in the next 12 days are 3.0m 20s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jan 15) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CET) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Sat 17th Jan)10ft (3.0m) 15s
Best Surf 1AM (Sat 17th Jan)10ft (3.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 7PM (Thu 15th Jan)10ft (3.0m) 20s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
4
3
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.7
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)121211111211141312211816161515141312121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196614949108366285841113135723244917803396307939534041276520221048617332252
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
10
S
15
S
25
SW
20
WSW
35
SSE
50
SSW
25
W
20
SSW
30
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
3.21
1:24PM
3.21
1:53AM
3.33
2:21PM
3.32
2:42AM
3.50
3:07PM
3.48
3:24AM
3.69
3:46PM
3.65
4:00AM
3.89
4:21PM
3.81
4:33AM
4.07
4:52PM
3.94
5:03AM
4.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
1.40
6:06AM
1.46
6:37PM
1.44
7:13AM
1.41
7:40PM
1.35
8:13AM
1.23
8:35PM
1.17
9:04AM
1.00
9:22PM
0.94
9:49AM
0.76
10:04PM
0.70
10:29AM
0.53
10:43PM
0.49
11:07AM
0.34
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--8:44--8:42--8:42--8:41--8:41--8:41--8:40
Sunset5:42--5:43--5:44--5:45--5:46--5:47--5:50--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------11-22583221--98
Temp. °C14151013131313111113111110101010881088
Feels °C (?)9113799873256376634634
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The above surf forecast table for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere is 28 km (17 miles) from La Pallice. If you plan a holiday in Charente Maritime, look for hotels and other accommodation in La Pallice. La Pallice has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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