Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - La Couarde/Mer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 49 | 108 | 62 | 169 | 169 | 106 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM3.69m | 9:06AM3.51m | 9:23PM3.35m | 9:41AM3.25m | 10:09PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.58m | 3:41AM0.79m | 4:04PM0.95m | 4:27AM1.16m | 4:56PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 62 | 169 | 169 | — | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 60 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 13 | W 7 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 49 | 108 | — | 104 | 104 | 106 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 910 | 343 | 286 | 275 | 286 | 306 | 333 | 275 | 343 | 343 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 234 | 78 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
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