Surf-Forecast | Berneval Surf Guide

Lat Long: 49.97° N 1.20° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Berneval sea temperature is

14.9°C

Berneval surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Berneval Surf Guide

Berneval in Normandy is a quite exposed beach and reef break. The optimum time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Beware of rocks and pollution.

Berneval Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2		14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Berneval:

The best conditions reported for surf at Berneval occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Berneval with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in February while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 42% 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

46%

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

too small

42%

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

Explore Berneval Location Map

Interactive Berneval 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 Berneval is Vallee De Seine (Rouen) Airport (URO) in France, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Berneval is Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ), also in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.

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

Berneval Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 11:18 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	W	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	15	5	5	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Berneval

Current tide and informaton

For Dieppe, France, 9 km from Berneval.

Next High Water: 07:58pm | 7.39m

Next Low Water: 02:12pm | 2.6m

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

Berneval Sea Temperature

Cool Berneval water temperature today (14.9 °C) and cold weather (windchill of 3.0 °C) but at least there should be some sunshine to help stay warm. We suggest wearing a good spring wetsuit, ideally with a neoprene hood, maybe neoprene boots and gloves too.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.