Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort de St Germain Des Vaux at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort de St Germain Des Vaux. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 600 | 493 | 485 | 407 | 336 | 225 | 273 | 221 | 217 | 163 | 121 | 221 | 85 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:06PM4.64m | 00:28AM4.31m | 12:44PM4.27m | 1:12AM3.92m | 1:33PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM1.24m | 6:58AM1.57m | 7:26PM1.61m | 7:43AM1.91m | 8:22PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 822 | 600 | 493 | 485 | 407 | 336 | 225 | 273 | 221 | 217 | 163 | 121 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 69 | 86 | 78 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 107 | 119 | 221 | 271 | 261 | 239 | 239 | 271 | 255 | 202 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 250 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 154 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 218 | 222 | 170 | 224 | 244 | 250 | 211 | 147 |
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