Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 Fort de St Germain Des Vaux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
0.5
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
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
16
15
15
6
6
6
6
5
5
1
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
4:59AM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:43
6:41
6:39
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9:23
9:25
9:27
9:29
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
13
12
10
9
4
7
7
8
10
12
13
13
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
3
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
14
51
51
52
56
57
56
35
32
31
30
30
2
15
15
6
6
5
2
5
2
1
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
10
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
50
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
16
1
1
1
3
6
6
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
W
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
11
17
12
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
170
236
236
196
149
9
9
59
196
61
61
171
171
170
170
171
171
254
685
629
236
196
217
170
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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