Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
1.1
ENE
6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
50
74
74
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
39
59
37
37
71
55
51
51
50
51
53
57
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM4.79m
8:17PM4.90m
8:29AM4.97m
8:48PM5.10m
9:03AM5.10m
9:19PM5.22m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.94m
2:29PM0.66m
2:49AM0.69m
3:05PM0.53m
3:24AM0.53m
3:38PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:47
6:45
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9:21
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
11
11
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
3
1
3
5
9
11
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
55
54
50
74
74
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
39
59
37
37
57
39
23
13
50
51
53
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
15
6
6
6
8
7
25
22
21
20
19
23
4
4
17
55
51
51
9
5
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
7
1
22
22
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
829
931
1067
871
773
904
904
879
655
500
423
410
307
247
165
123
71
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
270
334
251
245
253
245
245
245
349
238
123
123
59
26
9
9
9
20
9
170
226
254
231
149
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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