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Ecalgrain surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ecalgrain today?
The current surf forecast for Ecalgrain at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ecalgrain. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 620 | 657 | 843 | 993 | 1124 | 1106 | 681 | 969 | 986 | 969 | 917 | 716 | 566 | 575 | 1285 | 1175 | 1059 | 945 | 823 | 812 | 790 | 790 | 672 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 4.01 | 4:55AM 4.12 | 5:15PM 4.07 | 5:44AM 4.27 | 6:06PM 4.20 | 6:29AM 4.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 1.82 | 10:58PM 1.62 | 11:34AM 1.70 | 11:56PM 1.55 | 12:27PM 1.51 | 12:44AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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