Vendée, France

Les Sables-d'Olonne buoy: live swell

In Les Sables-d'Olonne, the Grande Plage is sheltered and stays small, but the spots around town pick up much more swell. The Candhis buoy off Noirmoutier, 70 km to the north-west, is the reference for west swells, and the Île d'Yeu buoy adds a second reading.

The spot and its buoys

Buoy colour: wave height

Buoys for Les Sables-d'Olonne

Check this one first70 km north-west

Noirmoutier

The buoy that best reflects the swell at the spot. Candhis 08505.

Swell
0.6 m
Period
8 s
Direction
W 282°
Max
1.1 m
Water
13.8 °C
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 02:30 PM

Nearby54 km north-west

Ile d'Yeu Nord

To cross-check the reading. Candhis 08504.

Swell
0.2 m
Period
9 s
Max
0.5 m
Water
10.3 °C
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 09:00 AM

Offshore287 km south-west

Gascogne

It sees the swell coming before it reaches the coast. Météo-France 62001.

Swell
1.2 m
Period
6 s
Direction
N 351°
Water
18 °C
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 02:00 PM

4.9 km east

Wind · CHATEAU-D'OLONNE

13 km/h
S

gusts 17 km/h

Reading at 02:36 PM

Tides at Les Sables d'Olonne

  • High tide02:13 PM4.93 m · coef. 66
  • Low tide07:59 PM1.52 m
  • High tideFri 02:31 AM4.86 m · coef. 71
  • Low tideFri 08:15 AM1.55 m

Les Sables-d'Olonne wave forecast

Wave model MFWAM 9 km · updated

Weather · updated

Thu 5/11

0.6-0.7m

124 kJ

0.6m 12s

284°

7

22

km/h

SE

0.5-0.7m

109 kJ

0.6m 12s

283°

6

15

km/h

S

0.5-0.6m

97 kJ

0.6m 12s

283°

7

14

km/h

E

High tide01:49 AM4.7m61
Low tide07:21 AM1.8m
High tide02:13 PM4.93m66
Low tide07:59 PM1.52m
Fri 6/11

0.5-0.6m

71 kJ

0.5m 11s

281°

10

18

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

64 kJ

0.5m 11s

281°

12

23

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

62 kJ

0.5m 11s

281°

7

19

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

56 kJ

0.5m 11s

281°

8

17

km/h

SE

0.4-0.5m

53 kJ

0.5m 11s

281°

6

12

km/h

NW

0.4-0.5m

53 kJ

0.5m 11s

282°

7

10

km/h

N

High tide02:31 AM4.86m71
Low tide08:15 AM1.55m
High tide02:53 PM5.05m75
Low tide08:46 PM1.34m
Sat 7/11

0.4-0.5m

45 kJ

0.5m 10s

284°

6

11

km/h

E

0.4-0.5m

37 kJ

0.5m 9s

284°

10

17

km/h

E

0.4-0.5m

35 kJ

0.5m 9s

283°

14

21

km/h

E

0.4-0.5m

33 kJ

0.4m 9s

283°

13

22

km/h

SE

0.4-0.5m

33 kJ

0.4m 10s

283°

12

19

km/h

E

0.4-0.5m

31 kJ

0.4m 9s

282°

16

24

km/h

E

High tide03:05 AM5m78
Low tide09:03 AM1.36m
High tide03:26 PM5.12m81
Low tide09:28 PM1.23m
Sun 8/11

0.4-0.5m

21 kJ

0.5m 7s

259°

14

21

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

20 kJ

0.5m 6s

224°

16

22

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

19 kJ

0.5m 6s

162°

15

24

km/h

SE

0.5-0.6m

18 kJ

0.6m 5s

156°

16

26

km/h

SE

0.5-0.6m

18 kJ

0.6m 5s

160°

17

26

km/h

E

0.5-0.6m

17 kJ

0.6m 5s

157°

18

26

km/h

E

High tide03:36 AM5.11m83
Low tide09:45 AM1.25m
High tide03:56 PM5.16m84
Low tide10:07 PM1.21m
Mon 9/11

0.6-0.7m

18 kJ

0.7m 5s

150°

27

40

km/h

SE

0.6-0.8m

20 kJ

0.7m 5s

152°

26

37

km/h

SE

0.6-0.8m

22 kJ

0.7m 5s

157°

26

40

km/h

SE

0.6-0.8m

30 kJ

0.7m 5s

175°

15

34

km/h

E

0.7-0.8m

49 kJ

0.8m 7s

199°

15

31

km/h

SE

0.8-0.9m

69 kJ

0.9m 7s

209°

17

28

km/h

E

High tide04:06 AM5.18m84
Low tide10:25 AM1.22m
High tide04:26 PM5.14m84
Low tide10:43 PM1.26m

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