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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tanchet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tanchet sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 86 | 143 | 200 | 220 | 204 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:17PM3.11m | 1:33AM3.41m | 2:12PM3.38m | 2:25AM3.69m | 2:57PM3.70m | 3:11AM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM1.25m | 7:36AM0.96m | 7:57PM0.99m | 8:29AM0.65m | 8:50PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | 9:31 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 13 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 28 | 86 | 143 | 200 | 220 | 204 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 237 | 237 | 347 | 272 | 169 | 254 | 254 | 307 | 347 | 347 | 400 | 383 | 439 | 433 | 356 | 433 | 835 | 383 | 646 | 433 | 184 | 11 | 11 |
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