Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Sauzaie today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Sauzaie at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Sauzaie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 108 | 131 | 100 | 70 | 165 | 185 | 165 | 211 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM3.77m | 8:56PM3.69m | 9:12AM3.52m | 9:31PM3.35m | 9:52AM3.25m | 10:21PM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.62m | 3:41AM0.83m | 4:04PM0.98m | 4:27AM1.18m | 4:57PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 90 | 29 | 59 | 85 | 185 | 27 | 27 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 |
11 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 29 | — | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 11 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | — |
— | 8 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 34 | 108 | 131 | 100 | 70 | 165 | — | 165 | 211 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 395 | 712 | 246 | 226 | 215 | 216 | 246 | 272 | 215 | 282 | 282 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 214 | 242 | 395 | 379 | 33 |
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