Nauzan surf break

Nauzan surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nauzan today?

The current surf forecast for Nauzan at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Nauzan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
15
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
43
39
20
34
33
26
25
39
295
77
435
423
293
591
330
374
247
290
228
341
266
371
273
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:05PM4.35m
5:28AM4.38m
5:49PM4.43m
6:16AM4.33m
6:35PM4.40m
7:07AM4.16m
Low Tide
10:45AM-0.06m
11:08PM-0.15m
11:30AM-0.11m
11:55PM-0.23m
12:16PM-0.06m
00:43AM-0.18m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:30
9:31
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
12
13
14
14
9
8
10
10
11
11
12
10
9
10
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
12
Energy kJ
62
13
20
15
203
293
591
330
247
290
228
341
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
8
Energy kJ
43
39
20
34
33
26
25
39
295
77
435
423
340
374
9
221
266
371
273
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
256
256
256
240
231
240
240
256
256
256
84
10
10
10
10
50
10
10
10
10
207
179
207
Best forecast wave conditions in Charente Maritime
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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