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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 72 | 160 | 245 | 342 | 316 | 257 | 290 | 298 | 289 | 350 | 417 | 363 | 256 | 351 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12PM3.38m | 2:25AM3.69m | 2:57PM3.70m | 3:11AM3.98m | 3:40PM4.00m | 3:56AM4.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.99m | 8:29AM0.65m | 8:50PM0.67m | 9:18AM0.35m | 9:39PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | 9:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 351 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 72 | 160 | 245 | 342 | 316 | 257 | 290 | 298 | 289 | 350 | 417 | 363 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 347 | 347 | 383 | 439 | 383 | 383 | 433 | 449 | 619 | 859 | 398 | 184 | 11 | 184 | 184 | 449 | 459 | 184 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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