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Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre today?
The current surf forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1180 | 1012 | 796 | 631 | 529 | 411 | 299 | 286 | 277 | 208 | 400 | 394 | 474 | 467 | 453 | 447 | 458 | 539 | 627 | 694 | 850 | 724 | 744 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM 3.67 | 1:32PM 3.79 | 2:02AM 3.79 | 2:20PM 3.85 | 2:44AM 3.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 1.24 | 6:22AM 1.36 | 6:56PM 1.25 | 7:23AM 1.30 | 7:51PM 1.17 | 8:18AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - |
| Sunset | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
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