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Deauville surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Deauville surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Deauville sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Deauville today?
The current surf forecast for Deauville at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Deauville. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 49 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 79 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 98 | 125 | 171 | 355 | 335 | 455 | 299 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 5.50 | 8:36PM 5.43 | 8:55AM 5.68 | 9:18PM 5.63 | 9:35AM 5.87 | 9:58PM 5.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 1.85 | 3:00PM 1.71 | 3:19AM 1.66 | 3:45PM 1.43 | 4:03AM 1.43 | 4:25PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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