Surf Forecasts:
Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, NW swell with 209 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere this week:
The surf forecast for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 160 | 180 | 177 | 128 | 102 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 65 | 84 | 70 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM3.63m | 4:35AM3.58m | 4:50PM3.82m | 5:11AM3.74m | 5:23PM4.01m | 5:42AM3.87m | 5:53PM4.16m | 6:10AM3.97m | 6:21PM4.27m | 6:36AM4.03m | 6:46PM4.32m | 7:00AM4.05m | 7:11PM4.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM1.10m | 10:05AM1.04m | 10:33PM0.86m | 10:48AM0.80m | 11:14PM0.63m | 11:28AM0.58m | 11:52PM0.43m | 12:05PM0.40m | 00:29AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.29m | 1:05AM0.21m | 1:17PM0.25m | 1:41AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 11 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 180 | 177 | 128 | 102 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | 16 | 84 | 2 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 9 | NNW 4 | E 3 | WNW 10 | — | SE 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NE 4 | NW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 99 | 160 | — | 81 | 10 | 1 | 32 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 11 | 19 | 21 | — | 35 | 65 | 3 | 70 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 61 | 7 | 297 | 40 | 0 | 244 | 0 | 277 | 283 | 61 | 303 | 297 | 264 | 294 | 372 | 70 | 24 | 297 | 319 |
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