Surf Forecasts:
Ile de Noirmoutier surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, WSW swell with 365 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile de Noirmoutier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ile de Noirmoutier in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 61 | 83 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 365 | 56 | 108 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:29PM3.28m | 11:07AM3.24m | 1:30AM3.07m | 2:15PM3.23m | 3:00AM3.21m | 3:23PM3.45m | 3:53AM3.45m | 4:09PM3.73m | 4:32AM3.72m | 4:44PM4.03m | 5:03AM3.97m | 5:14PM4.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM1.55m | 6:16PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.73m | 7:32PM1.69m | 8:04AM1.69m | 8:47PM1.53m | 9:12AM1.45m | 9:45PM1.23m | 10:03AM1.12m | 10:31PM0.88m | 10:45AM0.78m | 11:10PM0.55m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 11 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 61 | — | 56 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 365 | 56 | 108 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | ENE 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 137 | — | 83 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 179 | — | — | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 26 | 234 | 69 | 39 | 63 | 181 | 320 | 180 | 188 | 409 | 121 | 219 | 242 | 242 | 129 | 41 | 82 | 15 |
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