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Tanchet surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)Nearby Cam: 3km away, Webcam Live Les Sables D'Olonne
How big are the waves at Tanchet today?
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2107 | 1929 | 1784 | 1822 | 1676 | 1847 | 1818 | 1630 | 1604 | 1585 | 1541 | 1332 | 1275 | 991 | 760 | 653 | 726 | 961 | 2071 | 7935 | 9017 | 8136 | 12654 | 8961 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 3.46 | 2:34PM 3.48 | 2:53AM 3.60 | 3:12PM 3.57 | 3:27AM 3.73 | 3:46PM 3.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 1.05 | 8:13PM 0.96 | 8:39AM 0.89 | 8:57PM 0.83 | 9:22AM 0.73 | 9:38PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
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