Surf Forecasts:
La Tranche sur Mer surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with 192 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Tranche sur Mer this week:
The surf forecast for La Tranche sur Mer over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Tranche sur Mer in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 7th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Tranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 49 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 122 | 148 | 61 | 28 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM3.17m | 12:22PM3.31m | 1:31AM3.25m | 1:56PM3.57m | 2:38AM3.54m | 2:56PM3.91m | 3:29AM3.85m | 3:44PM4.21m | 4:11AM4.12m | 4:24PM4.44m | 4:48AM4.31m | 4:59PM4.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM1.17m | 5:48PM1.07m | 6:20AM1.25m | 7:08PM1.01m | 7:37AM1.08m | 8:20PM0.75m | 8:43AM0.77m | 9:18PM0.42m | 9:36AM0.43m | 10:05PM0.14m | 10:22AM0.14m | 10:46PM-0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 49 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 148 | 61 | 28 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | W 11 | — | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 7 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 51 | 122 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 27 | 34 | 260 | 94 | 330 | 510 | 210 | 196 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
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