Vendee Surf

Detailed Vendee surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Vendee. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Vendee. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Vendee over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Vendee and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Vendee Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Vendee Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Vendee coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu	Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Vendee	Bud Bud Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee
Rating	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period(s)	15	14	13	11	11	10	10	10	9	5	7	10	10	9	9	5	6	6	5	4	4	8
Energy	200	238	170	104	90	97	43	41	44	32	40	39	50	37	69	32	38	43	39	26	17	33
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:23AM 4.21	5:28PM 4.89		5:38AM 4.85	5:50PM 4.18		6:04AM 3.93	6:11PM 4.01		6:31AM 3.95	6:42PM 4.05		7:00AM 3.80	7:13PM 3.90		7:31AM 3.61	7:35PM 3.74		8:07AM 3.40		8:27PM 3.50
Low Tide / height (m)	11:05PM 0.30	11:18AM 0.22		11:41PM 1.01	11:58AM 1.04		12:15AM 0.21	12:19PM 0.32		12:52AM 0.31	1:06PM 0.54		1:52AM 0.52	1:43PM 0.73		2:08AM 0.76		2:26PM 0.91	2:51AM 0.99		3:07PM 1.15	3:39AM 1.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	5	5	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	10	13	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	17	17	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Low °C	14	13	16	16	13	14	14	14	14	11	11	13	11	9	10	12	12	13	12	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	16	15	17	16	11	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	7	8	10	11	11	11	12	12	14
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:19	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:22	-	-	9:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.1 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.1 W	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	5	7	10	10	9	7	5	6	9	8	4	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.3 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	-	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	0.1 W	0.3 WNW	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	-	9	8	-	8	7	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.7 WNW	-	-	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	2	4	5	4	4	4	-	-	7	4	4	9	-	-	6	5	4	4	-

	Thursday 30			Friday 01								Saturday 02								Sunday 03
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Vendee	Ile de Re - Le lizay Charente Maritime	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Bud Bud Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre Vendee	Sion sur l'Ocean Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period(s)	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10
Energy	244	242	250	249	243	240	203	224	212	123	127	104	40	141	90	99	97	73	81	43	56	37
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	on	on
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		5:12PM 4.19				5:15AM 4.14				5:34PM 4.22				5:40AM 4.12				5:53PM 4.21				6:05AM 4.06
Low Tide / height (m)				11:04PM 1.05				11:07AM 0.21				11:38PM 0.25				11:55AM 0.29				12:15AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	14	14	13	15	17	18	20	17	16	16	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	14	14	13	15	17	18	20	16	16	15	11	11	12	13	14	12	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:15	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	15	11	11	11	14	14	10	13	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	4
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	-	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	15	15	15	-	10	14	-	13	13	-	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.4 NE	-	0.6 SE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

	Thursday 30									Friday 01
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Vendee	Ile de Re - Le lizay Charente Maritime	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	La Baie Des Sables Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Bud Bud Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	Saint Nicolas Vendee	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	Ile de Noirmoutier - Barbatre Vendee	Sion sur l'Ocean Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	La Tranche sur Mer Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee	St Gilles Croix de Vie Vendee
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	195	250	271	265	263	263	239	376	370	228	249	249	101	216	243	241	240	191	190	188	186	184
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)				5:06PM 4.85												5:15AM 4.14
Low Tide / height (m)									10:49PM 0.25													11:19AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	11	11	15	15	11	11	11	14	11	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.3 WSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	11	11	15	15	15	11	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-