Surf Forecasts:
Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 27 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, W swell with 311 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre this week:
The surf forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre in the next 16 days are 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 45 | 174 | 261 | 171 | 73 | 72 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 183 | 187 | 123 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM3.24m | 3:03PM3.51m | 3:32AM3.53m | 3:46PM3.85m | 4:09AM3.85m | 4:20PM4.18m | 4:39AM4.16m | 4:48PM4.50m | 5:06AM4.45m | 5:15PM4.78m | 5:31AM4.70m | 5:41PM4.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM1.81m | 7:33AM1.81m | 8:19PM1.62m | 8:44AM1.54m | 9:20PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.15m | 10:05PM0.85m | 10:20AM0.75m | 10:44PM0.45m | 10:58AM0.38m | 11:20PM0.11m | 11:35AM0.07m | 11:57PM-0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | S 3 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 45 | 174 | 261 | 171 | 73 | 72 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 183 | 187 | 123 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 19 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 14 | W 18 | W 11 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 35 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 10 | WNW 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 12 |
| kJ | 114 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 22 | — | 2 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 31 | 86 | 29 | 119 | 119 | 20 |
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