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La Tranche sur Mer surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Tranche sur Mer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Tranche sur Mer sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Tranche sur Mer today?
The current surf forecast for La Tranche sur Mer at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Tranche sur Mer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
213 | 129 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 57 | 271 | 155 | 195 | 350 | 340 | 398 | 594 | 251 | 290 | 289 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:40AM4.52m | 5:01PM4.56m | 5:23AM4.59m | 5:41PM4.64m | 6:07AM4.53m | 6:23PM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM-0.14m | 11:22PM-0.24m | 11:45AM-0.21m | 00:10AM-0.33m | 12:32PM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 7 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 84 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 155 | 195 | 350 | 340 | 398 | 594 | 251 | 290 | 289 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 16 | — | 5 | 27 | 25 | 47 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 4 | WSW 12 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 213 | 129 | — | — | 24 | 15 | 46 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 57 | 271 | 46 | 15 | — | 51 | 209 | 386 | 9 | 85 | 3 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 263 | 16 | 16 | 118 | 16 | 320 | 330 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 94 | 94 |
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