Surf Forecasts:
Ile de Noirmoutier surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, W swell with 486 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ile de Noirmoutier this week:
The surf forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ile de Noirmoutier in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ile de Noirmoutier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 107 | 62 | 26 | 43 | 176 | 308 | 146 | 213 | 157 | 486 | 353 | 231 | 276 | 417 | 110 | 149 | 79 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM4.30m | 5:31AM4.20m | 5:41PM4.54m | 5:56AM4.39m | 6:06PM4.72m | 6:21AM4.54m | 6:31PM4.83m | 6:46AM4.63m | 6:58PM4.86m | 7:13AM4.65m | 7:27PM4.80m | 7:43AM4.59m | 7:59PM4.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.78m | 11:10PM0.55m | 11:23AM0.47m | 11:46PM0.26m | 11:59AM0.22m | 00:21AM0.05m | 12:34PM0.05m | 00:56AM-0.07m | 1:10PM-0.02m | 1:32AM-0.07m | 1:47PM0.02m | 2:09AM0.05m | 2:27PM0.17m | 2:50AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 107 | 62 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 486 | 353 | — | — | 417 | 110 | 149 | — | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 52 | — | — | 43 | 176 | 308 | 146 | 213 | — | 198 | 180 | 231 | 276 | 169 | — | 67 | 79 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 320 | 102 | 102 | 39 | 180 | 198 | 214 | 282 | 399 | 180 | 188 | 399 | 399 | 129 | 111 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 15 |
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