Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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
12.6° 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 9AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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 Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.1
W
13
1.5
W
6
1.8
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
248
355
480
653
663
561
481
440
0
249
0
0
0
218
0
90
78
73
66
52
39
24
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:09AM4.48m
6:45PM4.67m
7:00AM4.86m
7:29PM5.07m
7:47AM5.22m
8:12PM5.41m
Low Tide
00:19AM1.49m
12:47PM1.00m
1:15AM1.07m
1:39PM0.62m
2:04AM0.63m
2:27PM0.30m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:43
9:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
6
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
5
5
4
5
2
1
3
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
3
218
163
90
78
73
33
18
39
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
66
52
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1.5
W
6
1.8
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
45
139
248
355
480
653
663
561
481
440
266
249
239
222
207
21
27
40
39
9
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
414
465
431
727
928
1085
717
248
248
145
368
739
109
178
249
109
109
222
249
248
9
248
248
244
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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