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Nauzan surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nauzan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nauzan sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nauzan today?
The current surf forecast for Nauzan at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nauzan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 561 | 668 | 659 | 561 | 546 | 613 | 613 | 711 | 1163 | 1045 | 1045 | 919 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 932 | 919 | 902 | 890 | 877 | 721 | 595 | 492 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 3.28 | 1:47PM 3.34 | 2:13AM 3.41 | 2:32PM 3.42 | 2:52AM 3.53 | 3:12PM 3.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 1.17 | 7:24PM 1.05 | 7:50AM 1.03 | 8:11PM 0.94 | 8:36AM 0.87 | 8:53PM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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