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Vaucottes in Normandy is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. The crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea.

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Overall Vaucottes 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 Vaucottes:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Etretat	2 mi
Second closest break	Yport	3 mi
Third closest break	Fecamp	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Le Petits Dalles	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Havre Beach	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Vaucottes:
Closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	48 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	118 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	140 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	241 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	259 mi
Tide stations nearest to Vaucottes:
Closest tide station	Newhaven, England	74 mi
Second closest tide station	Newhaven, England	74 mi
Third closest tide station	Portsmouth, England	96 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Portsmouth, England	96 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dover, England	108 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Vaucottes:
Closest ski area	Le Grand Val (Switzerland)	276 mi
Second closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	277 mi
Third closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	306 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	311 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	313 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Vaucottes:
Closest city location	Etretat (France)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Les Loges (France)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Yport (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Saint-Jouin-Bruneval (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gonneville-la-Mallet (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Vaucottes is Octeville (Le Havre) Airport (LEH) in France, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Vaucottes is St Gatien (Deauville) Airport (DOL), also in France, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Vallee De Seine (Rouen) Airport (URO) in France, 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Carpiquet (Caen) Airport (CFR) in France is 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Vaucottes and is 123 km (76 miles) away.