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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | |
141 | 137 | 129 | 181 | 176 | 172 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 104 | 92 | 129 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 52 | 31 | 53 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:49AM4.09m | 5:05PM4.06m | 5:18AM4.09m | 5:31PM4.10m | 5:45AM4.05m | 5:55PM4.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.32m | 10:53PM0.30m | 11:11AM0.27m | 11:29PM0.25m | 11:46AM0.29m | 00:06AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | 9:17 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 141 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 176 | 172 | 161 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 129 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 91 | 129 | 181 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 104 | 92 | 34 | 35 | 17 | 87 | 81 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 31 | 31 | 114 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 121 | 31 | 55 | 237 | 11 |
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