Fort de St Germain Des Vaux Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Fort de St Germain Des Vaux Surf Guide

Fort de St Germain Des Vaux in Normandy is a sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. No reef break here. The location means that it never gets crowded. Beware of - Rocks - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Private beach.

Fort de St Germain Des Vaux Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	12.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fort de St Germain Des Vaux:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Fort de St Germain Des Vaux (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fort de St Germain Des Vaux with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in December while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 53% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

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

blown out

14%

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

too small

53%

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

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Interactive Fort de St Germain Des Vaux 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 Fort de St Germain Des Vaux is Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER) in France, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fort de St Germain Des Vaux is Guernsey Airport (GCI) in Guernsey Isld., 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Fort de St Germain Des Vaux Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 02:58 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	N	NNE	E	ENE
Period (s)	3	4	5	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux

Current tide and informaton

For Anse St Martin, 2 km from Fort de St Germain Des Vaux.

Next High Water: 11:47am | 4.58m

Next Low Water: 06:06am | 0.94m

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Fort de St Germain Des Vaux Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.2 °C) at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

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