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Garonne River Water Levels Outlook, Week of September 22, 2025

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The lower Garonne around Bordeaux is under green flood vigilance, and normal cruising is expected across the Bordeaux triangle on the Garonne, Dordogne, and Gironde. Through next weekend, forecast rainfall over Nouvelle-Aquitaine looks light to moderate, so only small day-to-day level changes are likely. Travelers should reconfirm Bordeaux pier details 24 hours before embarkation, watch updates 48 hours before sailing, and consider Cancel For Any Reason timing if they are inside final payment windows. 1,4,6

Current Conditions

Primary gauge: Bordeaux, Garonne (station "Bordeaux," code O972001001). Data unavailable. This reach is tidally influenced, with Monday's tide tables indicating about a 10 to 12 ft (3.0 to 3.7 m) swing between low and high water at Bordeaux. Risk level Normal with green vigilance on the Gironde-Adour-Dordogne territory. 1,2,3

Seven-Day Outlook

Models and regional forecasts show on-and-off showers, with basin totals roughly 0.2 to 0.8 in (5 to 20 mm). No strong high-water signal appears for the Bordeaux cruise corridor, and tidal oscillations will continue to dominate daily stage changes. Seven-day risk call: Normal. 4,5

Three-Week Risk Forecast

PeriodLikelihood of DisruptionConfidence
Days 1 to 7NormalHigh
Days 8 to 14NormalMedium
Days 15 to 21NormalLow

Early-autumn patterns favor passing fronts without a prolonged heavy-rain signal over the Garonne headwaters or estuary. Treat weeks two and three as probabilistic, and, if CFAR coverage fits your needs, confirm purchase windows and per-trip caps before final payment. 4,6

Cruise-Line Responses

Data unavailable.

Traveler Advice

Booked guests should plan for Normal operations this week. Reconfirm your Bordeaux embarkation quay the day before, allow extra time for city transfers during showers, and keep luggage manageable for short quay walks between coach drop-offs and gangways. If a last-minute docking swap occurs, taxi or rideshare is usually fastest along the river quays. 6

If you are shopping near term, favor itineraries that clearly describe day-by-day movements on the Garonne, Gironde, and Dordogne, since timing can shift with the tide. Ask your advisor about deck placement, included transfers between the quay and Bordeaux-Saint-Jean rail station or Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, and flexible rail fares for pre- or post-nights. 7,8

Looking beyond three weeks, keep deposits flexible where possible. Set reminders to recheck this spoke two weeks and again three days before departure, and review CFAR terms carefully, especially waiting periods and reimbursement ceilings. 6

Methodology

This outlook uses Vigicrues territorial vigilance and the Bordeaux station page, Sentival station summaries, tide tables for the tidal Garonne at Bordeaux, ECMWF-based precipitation charts, Météo-France regional forecasts, and internal thresholds, with U.S. unit conversions from metric using 1 ft = 0.3048 m. 1,2,3,4,5

Disclaimer

Forecasts beyond ten days are probabilistic and may change without notice. This information does not constitute financial or insurance advice.

Sources

  1. Vigicrues station: Garonne at Bordeaux (O972001001)
  2. Vigicrues territory, Gironde-Adour-Dordogne, vigilance status
  3. Sentival, Bordeaux station summary and vigilance status
  4. ECMWF IFS HRES, accumulated precipitation charts for France, Meteologix viewer
  5. Météo-France, Bordeaux and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional forecasts
  6. Vigicrues, national vigilance overview and color key
  7. Viking, "Châteaux, Rivers & Wine" itinerary overview, Bordeaux round-trip on Garonne, Gironde, and Dordogne
  8. CroisiEurope, Bordeaux region cruises on the Garonne, Dordogne, and Gironde