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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2255 | 1653 | 1299 | 1143 | 792 | 760 | 640 | 610 | 998 | 1111 | 1127 | 1267 | 1249 | 1196 | 1179 | 1275 | 1412 | 1579 | 1929 | 1759 | 1784 | 1797 | 1847 | 1843 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 3.23 | 1:00PM 3.35 | 1:32AM 3.34 | 1:50PM 3.40 | 2:16AM 3.46 | 2:34PM 3.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:58AM 1.25 | 6:32PM 1.14 | 6:59AM 1.18 | 7:26PM 1.06 | 7:52AM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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