Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM4.04m | 8:39AM3.77m | 8:53PM3.69m | 9:06AM3.51m | 9:23PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.23m | 2:59AM0.41m | 3:18PM0.58m | 3:41AM0.79m | 4:04PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 369 | 275 | 71 | 39 | 221 | 275 | 662 | 369 | 608 | 303 | 286 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 273 | 232 | 275 | 223 |
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