Surf Forecasts:
Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, W swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 3 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 8 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:54PM4.19m | 10:23AM3.97m | 10:54PM3.90m | 11:37AM3.76m | 00:38AM3.69m | 1:45PM3.76m | 2:44AM3.80m | 3:18PM4.04m | 3:58AM4.09m | 4:20PM4.42m | 4:53AM4.41m | 5:11PM4.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.85m | 5:28PM0.99m | 6:01AM1.07m | 6:36PM1.13m | 7:12AM1.18m | 7:52PM1.09m | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:07PM0.84m | 9:36AM0.80m | 10:11PM0.46m | 10:34AM0.43m | 11:06PM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 3 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | W 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 51 | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | — | 26 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 393 | 279 | 200 | 615 | 403 | 771 | 207 | 191 | 179 | 180 | 179 | 179 | 90 | 29 | 139 | 393 | 191 |
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