Anse de Vauville Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

Forecast
- Hourly Forecast
- 16 Day Forecast
Maps
Live
Weather State
Spot Information

Anse de Vauville Surf Guide

Anse de Vauville in Normandy is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Anse de Vauville Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	12.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Anse de Vauville:

The best conditions reported for surf at Anse de Vauville occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Anse de Vauville (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Anse de Vauville with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in April while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 64% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

24%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

64%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Anse de Vauville Location Map

Interactive Anse de Vauville surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Anse de Vauville is Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER) in France, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Anse de Vauville is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 54 km (34 miles) away.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Anse de Vauville Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:16 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Anse de Vauville

Current tide and informaton

For Biville, 4 km from Anse de Vauville.

Next High Water: 12:36pm | 3.65m

Next Low Water: 07:13pm | 1.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Anse de Vauville Sea Temperature

The Anse de Vauville water temperature is rather cold (12.6 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 11.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.