Plage des Minimes

La Rochelle, France

Right now

Conditions at 1:00 AM Central European Summer Time.

Poor

Knee-high (0.7 m) at 7 s, heading toward ESE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward SE.

Swell

0.7 m

ESE

7 s

Wind

13 km/h

SE

Cross-onshore

Tide

2 m

Falling

Weather

18 °C

Clear

22 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

ESE

14 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.7 m

Clear · 18 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

13 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 18 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

5 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.1 m

Clear · 16 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

3.1 m

Overcast · 16 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

3.7 m

Overcast · 16 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

5 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

4.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

8 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

4.2 m

Overcast · 15 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

ESE

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

4.1 m

Overcast · 14 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 8 s

ESE

13 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

3.8 m

Overcast · 16 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SSE

Onshore

3.4 m

Overcast · 18 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

12 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.9 m

Overcast · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

19 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2.4 m

Overcast · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

21 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 19 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

20 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

24 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 19 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

ESE

26 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 19 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

ESE

26 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

3.4 m

Overcast · 19 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

ESE

25 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

3.8 m

Overcast · 19 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

ESE

23 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

4 m

Overcast · 19 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

ESE

20 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

4 m

Overcast · 20 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

ESE

19 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

3.8 m

Overcast · 20 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

ESE

21 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

3.4 m

Overcast · 19 °C

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