Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
W
8
2.1
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
177
174
438
433
289
272
216
80
56
63
330
432
486
588
589
645
740
807
2127
1770
1370
1074
835
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
40
S
45
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:04AM5.66m
10:23PM5.74m
10:51AM5.51m
11:09PM5.58m
11:41AM5.22m
Low Tide
4:24AM-0.17m
4:46PM0.05m
5:12AM-0.14m
5:33PM0.25m
6:01AM0.05m
6:22PM0.54m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:50
9:51
3
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
6
3
5
5
4
4
7
6
5
4
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
232
177
174
289
272
216
31
56
63
1
4
4
6
24
82
298
324
1770
1370
1074
835
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
80
24
4
4
4
3
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1
W
5
1
W
6
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
11
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
W
8
2.1
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.3
W
14
Energy kJ
61
58
66
438
433
15
13
13
46
144
232
330
432
486
588
589
645
740
807
2127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
248
149
30
122
151
25
0
25
468
468
223
574
689
545
411
170
158
170
120
120
122
59
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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