Saint Nicolas surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 CEST
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Saint Nicolas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saint Nicolas sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Saint Nicolas today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Saint Nicolas at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Saint Nicolas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
13
1
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
6
2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
118
113
222
314
488
617
607
537
607
617
546
529
493
476
411
396
338
279
223
354
567
282
364
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
E
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM3.87m
5:21AM3.75m
5:31PM3.89m
5:49AM3.73m
5:57PM3.89m
6:16AM3.67m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.46m
11:19AM0.50m
11:42PM0.42m
11:57AM0.52m
00:21AM0.45m
12:36PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:50
9:51
9:51
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
19
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
19
20
16
20
12
12
15
16
17
15
15
16
15
17
16
16
15
17
15
15
13
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
14
1.1
W
9
1
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
121
118
93
199
314
488
617
607
537
607
617
546
529
493
476
411
396
338
279
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.8
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
5
3
3
222
165
60
41
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
42
3
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
1.3
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
6
2
W
7
Energy kJ
3
113
145
25
2
6
7
11
5
354
567
282
364
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
194
0
89
0
14
0
0
47
47
47
0
0
0
0
46
0
47
0
0
47
337
338
465
662
Best forecast wave conditions in Vendee
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
  • Map Icons:
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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