Bretteville Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Bretteville Surf Guide

Bretteville in Normandy is a beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast with some shelter here from southwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

Bretteville Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	12.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bretteville:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bretteville occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Bretteville 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 7% of the time in April while 16% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

16%

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

too small

77%

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

Explore Bretteville Location Map

Interactive Bretteville 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 Bretteville is Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER) in France, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bretteville is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 70 km (43 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.

Bretteville Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 17:56 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 18			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)			ENE	NW
Period (s)	-	-	4	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	on	on

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Tides at Bretteville

Current tide and informaton

For Tourlaville, 4 km from Bretteville.

Next High Water: 11:48pm | 5.3m

Next Low Water: 06:04am | 0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bretteville Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Bretteville remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

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