Fort de St Germain Des Vaux 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 49.72° N 1.90° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort de St Germain Des Vaux sea temperature is

16.9° C

Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort de St Germain Des Vaux at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	W 9	W 9	W 9	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	W 9	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	W 8	W 8
Wave Graph
kJ	46	66	139	8	17	7	90	81	6	14	6	92	78	72	90	87	90	6	64	37	25	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				9:51AM5.31m				10:07PM5.67m				10:40AM5.39m				10:53PM5.72m					11:25AM5.36m
Low Tide		4:06AM-0.07m				4:25PM0.21m				4:53AM-0.24m					5:11PM0.15m				5:38AM-0.24m				5:55PM0.22m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	17	17	19	20	24	23	22	20	18	17	18	20	23	23	22	19	18	17	18	19	22	23	23
Feels °C	17	13	13	14	15	19	19	17	16	14	13	14	15	18	18	19	16	15	13	15	15	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	9	8	8	8	17	7	7	6	6	14	6	6	6	5	12	6	6	6	6	6	5	16	14	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	W 10	—	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	1	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 6	W 6	W 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NW 3
kJ	46	66	139	218	218	159	90	81	127	140	115	92	78	72	90	87	90	100	64	37	25	6	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kerlouan Brittany - Finistere	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Pen-Hat Brittany - Finistere	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Tramore Left Waterford	Sidmouth Devon (South)	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Priests Cove Cornwall (North)	Inch (Whitegate) Cork	Treustel Brittany - Finistere	Newgale Wales - Pembrokeshire	Falmouth - Swanpool Cornwall (South)	Courseulles Sur Mer Normandy	Deauville Normandy	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Freshwater Bay Isle of Wight	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Beadnell Bay North East England	Bridlington North East England
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	217	229	229	255	229	229	453	143	145	276	498	264	328	232	113	147	229	109	241	275	275	2246	648	500
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy									Le Havre Beach						Courseulles Sur Mer	Deauville
Rating (10 max)									1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in France	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Pen-Hat Brittany - Finistere				Port Rhu Brittany - Morbihan	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Saint Nicolas Vendee		Treustel Brittany - Finistere			Courseulles Sur Mer Normandy	Le Fozo Brittany - Morbihan		Le Fozo Brittany - Morbihan
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1		1			1	1		1
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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