Surf forecast · France · Vendée
Surf forecast Les Sables-d'Olonne today
Waves, swell and wind at Les Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée, France) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Big onshore.
Les Sables-d'Olonne surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 17:00–18:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 3.7 m · 10 s ↑W | 2.4 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 29–72 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 3.4 m · 10 s ↑W | 2.8 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 38–49 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 3.2 m · 10 s ↑W | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 36–47 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑W | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑W | 28–39 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 12:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.8 m · 8 s ↑W | 22–27 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 22–27 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 17:00–18:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.8 m · 10 s ↑W | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑W | 17–26 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 1.9 m · 9 s ↑W | 17–28 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.2 m · 10 s ↑W | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑W | 22–36 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Les Sables-d'Olonne
Open the waves map centred on Les Sables-d'Olonne
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Les Sables-d'Olonne
Water temperature in Les Sables-d'Olonne · Tides in Les Sables-d'Olonne · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Les Sables-d'Olonne today?
- Big: waves 3.1 m at 9 s from W, swell 1.9 m · 9 s WNW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Les Sables-d'Olonne?
- Wind 52 km/h from WSW: onshore for a beach facing SW.
- When is the best time to surf Les Sables-d'Olonne today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Les Sables-d'Olonne?
- 14.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Brétignolles-sur-Mer 16 km · Soulac-sur-Mer 118 km · Montalivet 131 km · Côte Sauvage (Quiberon) 151 km · Lacanau 170 km · Cap Ferret 207 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Les Sables-d'Olonne, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.