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La Baie Des Sables surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Baie Des Sables surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Baie Des Sables sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Baie Des Sables today?
The current surf forecast for La Baie Des Sables at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Baie Des Sables. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 342 | 316 | 257 | 290 | 298 | 289 | 350 | 417 | 363 | 256 | 351 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:17PM4.27m | 2:34AM4.57m | 3:03PM4.55m | 3:20AM4.83m | 3:45PM4.82m | 4:03AM5.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM1.82m | 8:31AM1.54m | 8:52PM1.48m | 9:21AM1.22m | 9:42PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | 9:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 351 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 72 | 160 | 245 | 342 | 316 | 257 | 290 | 298 | 289 | 350 | 417 | 363 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 349 | 349 | 384 | 439 | 384 | 384 | 434 | 449 | 622 | 861 | 399 | 181 | 14 | 181 | 181 | 449 | 457 | 181 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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