
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort de St Germain Des Vaux at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | NE 6 | W 10 | NE 6 | W 10 | E 5 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 33 | 205 | 18 | 159 | 17 | 43 | 52 | 86 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 0 | 168 | 121 | 146 | 144 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:19AM3.58m | 2:58PM3.64m | 4:17AM3.48m | 4:50PM3.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM1.93m | 8:49AM2.19m | 9:46PM2.10m | 10:27AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | W 10 | W 17 | S 4 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | ENE 4 | W 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 |
35 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 82 | 110 | 153 | 134 | 3 | 168 | 50 | 19 | 144 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 18 | W 10 | WNW 16 | S 4 | W 12 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | W 13 | W 12 | NNW 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 26 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 121 | 146 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 4 | NW 13 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
331 | 231 | 205 | 216 | 159 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | 569 | 74 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 261 | 244 | 144 | 113 | 18 | 50 | 149 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 99 | 145 | 109 | 170 |
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