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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
227 | 315 | 167 | 211 | 113 | 68 | 50 | 36 | 113 | 76 | 40 | 33 | 87 | 87 | 41 | 84 | 79 | 199 | 232 | 345 | 564 | 613 | 377 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:21PM4.26m | 4:41AM4.41m | 5:03PM4.44m | 5:26AM4.47m | 5:46PM4.53m | 6:13AM4.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.05m | 10:50AM-0.06m | 11:13PM-0.15m | 11:36AM-0.12m | 00:01AM-0.23m | 12:22PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 166 | 62 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 55 | 69 | 199 | 232 | 345 | 564 | 613 | 377 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | SW 4 | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 40 | 40 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 3 | 47 | — | 68 | 97 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 227 | 315 | 167 | 211 | 113 | 68 | 50 | — | 113 | 76 | 40 | 33 | 87 | 87 | 41 | 84 | 79 | 84 | 89 | — | — | — | 24 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 449 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 344 | 304 | 184 | 11 | 3 | 80 | 294 | 294 | 344 | 57 | 3 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 117 |
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