Le Petits Dalles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Le Petits Dalles in Normandy is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around mid tide. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Le Petits Dalles Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Le Petits Dalles:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Fecamp	4 mi
Second closest break	Yport	7 mi
Third closest break	Vaucottes	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Pourville	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Etretat	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Le Petits Dalles:
Closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	47 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	109 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	150 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	233 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	250 mi
Tide stations nearest to Le Petits Dalles:
Closest tide station	Newhaven, England	70 mi
Second closest tide station	Newhaven, England	70 mi
Third closest tide station	Portsmouth, England	98 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Portsmouth, England	98 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dover, England	99 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Le Petits Dalles:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	266 mi
Second closest ski area	Le Grand Val (Switzerland)	275 mi
Third closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	297 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bottrop-Alpincenter (Germany)	310 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	312 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Le Petits Dalles:
Closest city location	Fecamp (France)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Saint-Leonard (France)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Yport (France)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ourville-en-Caux (France)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bretteville-du-Grand-Caux (France)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Le Petits Dalles is Octeville (Le Havre) Airport (LEH) in France, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Le Petits Dalles is St Gatien (Deauville) Airport (DOL), also in France, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Vallee De Seine (Rouen) Airport (URO) in France, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Carpiquet (Caen) Airport (CFR) in France is 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Le Petits Dalles and is 117 km (73 miles) away.