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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thu	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Hossegor - La Graviere Landes	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Aber Wrac'h Point Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	La Chapelle Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	Lacanau Ocean Gironde
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period(s)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10
Energy	325	703	599	509	408	347	279	91	81	200	694	1187	786	572	529	390	309	114	115	50	51	54
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:12PM 3.53	9:59AM 4.54		10:25PM 4.69	11:09AM 4.26		11:37PM 3.40	12:26PM 3.27		1:34AM 5.30	1:38PM 4.19		2:01AM 4.37		2:25PM 3.44	2:44AM 3.61		3:29PM 3.68	3:42AM 4.56		4:06PM 3.75	4:11AM 3.51
Low Tide / height (m)	3:29AM 0.53		4:59PM 1.38	4:57AM 1.08		5:10PM 1.06		6:07AM 1.41	6:27PM 1.62		7:16AM 1.31	7:42PM 1.47		8:20AM 1.41		8:40PM 1.49	9:12AM 1.36		9:33PM 1.20	9:30AM 0.73		9:39PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	30	18	21	22	20	25	26	23	30	26	24	30	30	26	33	32	27	30	28	22	28	25
Low °C	20	15	20	16	18	23	23	17	28	25	23	29	25	21	31	26	24	28	20	20	27	22
Chill °C (?)	30	18	21	22	20	25	26	23	30	26	24	30	30	26	33	32	27	30	28	22	28	25
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:20	-	-
Sunset	-	-	10:00	-	-	9:58	-	-	9:31	-	-	10:01	-	-	9:34	-	-	9:47	-	-	9:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 SW	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 WNW	-	0.3 WNW	1.0 W	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	5	4	14	4	4	4	-	16	10	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 SSE	-	0.2 ESE	-	0.4 SE	-	0.3 N	0.4 NE	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.5 ESE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	4	-	4	-	4	4	4	5	3	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	4

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	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Dead Zone Gironde	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Hossegor - La Graviere Landes	Aber Wrac'h Point Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Aber Wrac'h Point Brittany - Finistere	Aber Wrac'h Point Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	La Torche Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Torche Brittany - Finistere
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period(s)	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	500	505	313	325	502	743	703	599	599	595	565	509	279	267	408	400	347	206	208	279	232	227
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			9:08PM 3.84				9:59AM 4.54				10:25PM 4.69					11:07AM 3.13				11:37PM 3.40
Low Tide / height (m)	3:10PM 1.28				4:36AM 0.91				4:59PM 1.38				4:25AM 0.77					5:03PM 0.99				6:01AM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	32	29	27	26	15	15	18	21	20	20	20	22	25	22	20	23	25	29	27	24	22	23
Chill °C (?)	32	29	27	26	14	15	18	21	20	20	20	22	25	22	20	23	25	29	27	24	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28
Sunset	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:44	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.6 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.5 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	-	0.1 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	-	0.4 SE	0.2 NNE	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	14	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	-	-	14	4	4	-	-	4	3	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 SE	-	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	3	4	-	4

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	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in France	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Hossegor - La Graviere Landes	Dead Zone Gironde	Arna Plage Landes	Lacanau Ocean Gironde	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Biarritz - Cote des Basques La Cote Basque	Hossegor - La Graviere Landes	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Goulien Brittany - Finistere	Aber Wrac'h Point Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	605	500	500	500	530	505	521	319	313	307	256	325	530	537	502	619	725	743	723	722	703	703
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								9:21PM 3.69												9:59AM 4.54
Low Tide / height (m)		3:10PM 1.28												3:52AM 0.78	4:36AM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	30	31	32	32	31	29	29	27	27	27	26	26	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	18	20
Chill °C (?)	30	31	32	32	31	29	29	27	27	27	26	26	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.7 S	0.1 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	6	14	6	6	6	6	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	-	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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