Pontaillac Surf Forecast

/ Charente Maritime (28 surf breaks) /

France (410 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (45.62° N 1.04° W)

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Pontaillac surfForecast / Charente Maritime / France

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 CEST

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Pontaillac surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Pontaillac sea temperature is 17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pontaillac today?

The current surf forecast for Pontaillac at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

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	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	12	11	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	36	65	144	125	121	113	102	69	39	37	21	20	18	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	11	10	19
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	E	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:04AM 3.24				2:25PM 3.57				3:00AM 3.47				3:16PM 3.78				3:44AM 3.69				3:57PM 3.95
Low Tide / height (m)		7:21AM 1.28					8:10PM 0.99				8:27AM 1.03				9:01PM 0.74				9:15AM 0.76				9:41PM 0.52

	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
Sunrise	-	-	8:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:14	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	12	18	21	20	16	14	12	10	12	18	21	21	17	16	15	14	15	21	23	22	20	18
Feels °C (?)	7	6	8	15	19	16	11	10	8	6	8	16	19	18	13	12	12	11	11	18	21	20	16	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Charente Maritime

Wind Update light winds from the ENE at Port-des-Barques wx mean that it is offshore at Pontaillac. 0.6m 14s groundswell from the W with a 0.5m 10s swell, also from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 9 minutes ago Pontaillac
Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at La Cote Sauvage (moderate winds from the ENE at OLERON CHAR A VOILE 13 km from La Cote Sauvage). 0.6m 14s groundswell from the W with a 0.5m 10s swell, also from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
49 minutes ago La Cote Sauvage

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37 km away, 1 h 9 min ago

11 km/h

ENE

0.0

17.9

Air / Water (°C)

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