Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Les Conches today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Les Conches at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Les Conches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25PM4.04m | 8:36AM3.77m | 8:50PM3.69m | 9:03AM3.51m | 9:21PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.57m | 3:42AM0.78m | 4:05PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
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) | 341 | 384 | 260 | 55 | 24 | 240 | 260 | 674 | 384 | 591 | 288 | 271 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 258 | 216 | 261 | 207 |
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