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La Baie Des Sables surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 2.2°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 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 311 | 316 | 273 | 263 | 298 | 263 | 329 | 401 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off | |
High Tide | 1:43AM4.30m | 2:17PM4.27m | 2:34AM4.57m | 3:03PM4.55m | 3:20AM4.83m | 3:45PM4.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM1.83m | 7:57PM1.82m | 8:31AM1.54m | 8:52PM1.48m | 9:21AM1.22m | 9:42PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 136 | 245 | 311 | 316 | 273 | 263 | 298 | 263 | 329 | 401 | 369 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 291 | 256 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 434 | 384 | 357 | 384 | 358 | 449 | 622 | 826 | 399 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 14 | 366 | 455 | 362 | 181 | 181 |
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