Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Govelle today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Govelle at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Govelle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 56 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:10AM4.48m | 8:29PM4.49m | 8:48AM4.21m | 9:08PM4.10m | 9:28AM3.90m | 9:51PM3.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.35m | 3:07PM0.54m | 3:31AM0.70m | 3:48PM0.87m | 4:11AM1.07m | 4:33PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
33 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 13 | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | 19 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 56 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | 25 | 12 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 102 | 95 | 443 | 428 | 443 | 13 | 72 | 75 | 137 | 140 | 721 | 721 | 730 | 781 | 168 | 140 | 137 | 83 | 195 | 195 | 129 | 83 |
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