France Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

France wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the France region.

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	Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Anglet - Chambre d'Amour La Cote Basque	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Afife Douro & Minho	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Capo Mannu Point Sardinia	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Zarautz Pais Vasco	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	Playa de Lanzada Galicia	Villefranche sur Mer Mediterranean - Cote d'Azur	Villefranche sur Mer Mediterranean - Cote d'Azur	Chia Sardinia	Capo Mannu Point Sardinia	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Afife Douro & Minho	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Iliria Adriatic	Iliria Adriatic
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	2.5 N	1.9 N	1.2 N	0.9 WNW	1.4 W	4.0 NW	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 W	1.6 W	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	2.5 W	1.6 WSW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.2 NNW	1.7 NNW	2.5 S	2.1 S
Period(s) (?)	9	11	11	11	14	13	11	12	11	9	9	11	7	7	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8
Energy(?)	673	1584	1084	692	503	1068	3598	1404	1071	947	929	1020	756	294	858	590	2152	1234	365	500	966	606
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:30PM 3.89		4:43AM 4.00	5:01PM 3.85		5:13AM 3.55			5:47AM 3.90			7:37AM 3.05			5:26AM 2.58			9:03AM 2.85		6:42PM 2.19
Low Tide / height (m)	10:13AM 0.44		10:53PM 1.28	11:14AM 1.23		10:58PM 0.53	11:22AM 0.50	12:33PM 0.51	11:58PM 1.40	12:24PM 1.35	1:09PM 0.61	12:33AM 1.50		1:47PM 0.75	1:11AM 1.61	11:43AM 0.71	5:30PM 1.91	11:48PM 0.79		7:53PM 0.13	12:39AM 0.88	6:31AM 2.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	mod. rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	4	-	-	-	-	3	11	-	1	-	6	8	6	2	4	3	3	4	-	-	5	2
High °C	8	7	7	5	13	9	11	8	7	13	14	15	9	11	16	12	11	10	12	10	17	15
Low °C	6	7	5	5	11	7	10	8	7	11	14	14	9	10	15	12	10	7	9	9	14	14
Chill °C (?)	6	3	6	2	11	6	7	5	4	12	12	13	7	10	14	10	8	8	10	7	16	15
Sunrise	8:04	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:37	-	-	6:43
Sunset	-	4:30	-	-	5:09	-	-	3:53	-	-	5:27	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	0.7 W	1.9 N	1.2 N	0.9 WNW	1.4 W	-	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	-	1.4 NW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.1 SE	1.6 WSW	-	2.5 NW	1.2 NNW	1.7 NNW	-	2.1 S
Period (s)	9	10	11	11	14	13	-	12	11	9	-	10	7	7	5	8	-	10	9	9	-	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 W	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.8 NNW	0.5 N	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.1 S	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	17	10	14	9	10	-	9	9	-	-	11	-	4	-	-	-	-	10	11	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 N	-	0.8 SW	0.7 NNW	1.7 W	4.0 NW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	2.5 W	1.6 W	2.3 SW	-	2.5 W	1.4 NW	3.5 NW	-	0.3 NE	-	2.5 S	-
Period (s)	-	11	-	4	5	8	11	2	3	4	9	11	7	-	8	8	10	-	3	-	8	-

	Thursday 20							Friday 21								Saturday 22
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	0AM	4AM	7AM	9AM	1PM	3PM	6PM	10PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Biscarosse Plage Landes	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Anglet - Chambre d'Amour La Cote Basque	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	Biscarosse Plage Landes	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Afife Douro & Minho	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Afife Douro & Minho	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Agosta Mediterranean - Corsica	Afife Douro & Minho	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 NW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.9 N	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 N	1.8 NW	1.1 W	2.0 WSW	1.6 NNW	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	1.2 W	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	11	8	8	11	9	13	8	8	13	9	13	13	10	13	12
Energy(?)	665	616	673	649	612	240	413	1084	581	521	692	504	688	1074	410	611	817	570	1345	716	512	1863
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	high	high	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)		4:13AM 3.98				4:30PM 3.65				4:43AM 4.00								3:35AM 2.83	6:25AM 3.20	10:01AM 0.27
Low Tide / height (m)				10:41AM 1.22				11:32PM 0.39				11:14AM 1.23				9:21PM 0.46						3:36PM 1.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	-	3	1	-	1	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Temp. °C	7	8	8	6	7	5	4	6	5	4	5	5	7	5	7	8	6	8	8	8	11	6
Chill °C (?)	4	6	6	3	6	5	3	5	2	2	2	4	3	0	6	6	3	8	6	5	11	3
Sunrise	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 NW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 W	1.9 N	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 N	1.8 NW	1.1 W	2.0 WSW	1.6 NNW	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	1.2 W	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	8	8	11	9	13	8	8	13	9	13	13	10	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	0.7 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.9 W	0.1 NW	0.8 N	1.1 W	0.4 WNW	0.9 NNW	1.0 W	0.7 NNW	0.4 NNE	1.2 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	10	11	11	14	16	10	13	10	8	11	8	10	7	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	0.8 SW	-	1.8 SW	0.6 SE	-	-	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	4	-	7	4	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	12

	Thursday 20
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	8AM	10AM	11AM	11AM	1PM	1PM	2PM	4PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	9PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Biscarosse Plage Landes	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Anglet - Chambre d'Amour La Cote Basque	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	Biscarosse Plage Landes	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Afife Douro & Minho	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Afife Douro & Minho	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Agosta Mediterranean - Corsica	Afife Douro & Minho	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.6 NW	2.0 NW	3.0 N	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 N	2.0 NW	2.5 N	2.5 N	1.9 NW	1.6 NNW	2.4 N	1.1 NNW	2.2 N	2.5 WNW	0.9 NNW	1.9 N
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	11	9	9	11	9	11	11	9	11	10	11	11	8	11	10
Energy(?)	682	545	570	570	616	415	653	2012	673	688	1787	649	1661	1559	612	769	1290	452	1294	864	386	844
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	on	on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				4:13AM 3.98																8:24PM 0.22
Low Tide / height (m)										10:41AM 1.22											8:49PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	11	10	9	9	6	4	6	8	8	7	6	7	7	7	12	5	11	7	12	10	6
Chill °C (?)	5	8	7	6	7	4	1	2	6	6	3	3	3	3	6	10	0	8	4	10	7	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.2 W	2.1 NNW	1.6 NW	2.0 NW	0.6 W	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	0.7 W	2.0 NW	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.9 NW	0.7 W	0.3 W	1.1 NNW	2.2 N	-	0.9 NNW	1.9 N
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	8	9	9	11	9	9	11	9	10	10	9	11	11	11	11	-	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.2 W	-	0.1 S	0.2 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	-	0.7 W	0.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	19	-	19	17	-	14	11	11	10	-	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 NW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NNW	2.1 NNW	-	-	-	3.0 N	-	-	2.5 N	-	2.5 N	2.5 N	-	1.6 NNW	2.4 N	1.0 NNW	-	2.5 WNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	11	-	-	11	-	11	11	-	11	10	5	-	8	5	7

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Croatia	Germany	Russia
Denmark	Latvia	Sweden
Estonia	Lithuania	Ukraine
Finland	Poland

Arctic	Iceland	Norway
Faroe Islands	Ireland	United Kingdom

Albania	Greece	Libya
Algeria	Israel	Malta
Bulgaria	Italy	Oman
Cyprus	Kuwait	Tunisia
Egypt	Lebanon	Turkey

Azores Portugal	Morocco	Spain
Cape Verde	Portugal	Western Sahara
Gambia	Senegal
Mauritania	Sierra Leone

Adriatic Sea	East Coast of Tunisia	Morocco
Adriatic Sea	France	North Sea
Algeria North Coast	Greece	North Sea
Balearic Islands	Iberia	Outer Hebrides
Baltic Sea	Iberia	Scotland North Coast
Channel Islands	Inner Hebrides	South Coast of England
Channel Islands	Ireland	Tunis and North Coast
Devon and Cornwall	Italy	Wales

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