Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort de St Germain Des Vaux at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 52 | 86 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 128 | 168 | 163 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 431 | 932 | 2543 | 8586 | 8630 | 6459 | 3208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM3.64m | 4:17AM3.48m | 4:50PM3.68m | 5:47AM3.72m | 6:02PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM2.19m | 9:46PM2.10m | 10:27AM2.26m | 11:24PM1.96m | 11:57AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 52 | 86 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 128 | 168 | 163 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 4 | W 10 | W 12 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NNW 4 | W 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNW 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 170 | 431 | 932 | 2543 | 8586 | 8630 | 6459 | 3208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 145 | 109 | 109 | 170 | 228 | 2 | 421 | 465 | 443 | 541 | 327 | 672 | 685 | 507 | 296 |
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