Surf-Forecast | Bretteville Surf Guide

Lat Long: 49.66° N 1.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bretteville sea temperature is

15.9°C

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

Bretteville Surf Guide

Bretteville in Normandy is an exposed 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. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Prevailing left breaking waves at the beach break. Crowds are never a problem here.

Bretteville Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	15.9°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 16:19 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Bretteville

Current tide and informaton

For Tourlaville, 4 km from Bretteville.

Next High Water: 05:00am | 3.91m

Next Low Water: 10:48pm | 1.18m

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

Bretteville Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.9 °C) at Bretteville is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (9.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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