Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CEST
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Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort de St Germain Des Vaux sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux today?

The current surf forecast for Fort de St Germain Des Vaux at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
5 AM
8 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)
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
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
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
38
58
58
57
55
51
50
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
8
8
7
6
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
20
E
10
SE
10
NE
15
E
20
S
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:29AM4.97m
8:48PM5.10m
9:03AM5.10m
9:19PM5.22m
9:35AM5.16m
9:50PM5.26m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.53m
3:24AM0.53m
3:38PM0.49m
3:56AM0.45m
4:10PM0.52m
4:28AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:45
6:43
6:41
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9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
13
15
18
19
19
16
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
5
8
12
15
16
14
13
12
11
13
12
12
13
13
11
10
11
14
13
13
11
10
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
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
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
39
38
38
58
79
60
42
31
15
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
5
5
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
S
3
0.3
W
7
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
24
19
20
4
58
57
55
51
50
9
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
8
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
NE
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
24
24
23
22
4
17
1
1
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
268
226
167
123
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
6
1
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
171
58
9
9
9
9
32
32
170
56
231
59
9
9
9
59
196
61
61
171
171
171
254
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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