Ecalgrain surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 2026 CEST
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Ecalgrain surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ecalgrain sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ecalgrain today?

The current surf forecast for Ecalgrain at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Ecalgrain. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
50
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
16
15
24
22
7
6
6
5
5
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
40
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:03AM5.10m
9:19PM5.22m
9:35AM5.16m
9:50PM5.26m
10:08AM5.14m
10:21PM5.20m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.49m
3:56AM0.45m
4:10PM0.52m
4:28AM0.45m
4:41PM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
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6:46
6:43
6:41
6:39
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9:23
9:25
9:27
9:29
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
12
11
9
8
4
6
8
8
11
12
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
E
4
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
NW
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
31
24
14
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
2
15
15
2
3
2
5
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
55
51
50
7
4
2
2
1
2
16
1
3
1
6
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
6
6
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
8
24
22
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
147
166
232
232
232
145
8
8
55
229
57
57
240
167
166
166
167
167
250
629
167
232
192
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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