Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Tranche sur Mer today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Tranche sur Mer at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Tranche sur Mer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 94 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 89 | 163 | 87 | 110 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:36AM3.77m | 8:50PM3.69m | 9:03AM3.51m | 9:21PM3.35m | 9:39AM3.25m | 10:05PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.57m | 3:42AM0.78m | 4:05PM0.94m | 4:28AM1.15m | 4:56PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 9 |
1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 89 | 163 | — | — | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | WSW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 3 |
7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 35 | 35 | 52 | — | 87 | 87 | 110 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 27 | 260 | 263 | 381 | 721 | 330 | 274 | 263 | 260 | 274 | 274 | 263 | 210 | 263 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 330 | 329 | 0 |
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