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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
35 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 90 | 193 | 289 | 338 | 325 | 247 | 220 | 289 | 280 | 341 | 408 | 384 | 254 | 321 | 378 | 314 | 260 | 327 | 343 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:25AM3.69m | 2:57PM3.70m | 3:11AM3.98m | 3:40PM4.00m | 3:56AM4.23m | 4:21PM4.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.65m | 8:50PM0.67m | 9:18AM0.35m | 9:39PM0.34m | 10:04AM0.10m | 10:26PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 254 | 321 | 378 | 314 | 260 | — | — | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 90 | 193 | 289 | 338 | 325 | 247 | 220 | 289 | 280 | 341 | 408 | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | 343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 433 | 433 | 398 | 619 | 835 | 383 | 184 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 444 | 466 | 496 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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