Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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)
0.5
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
0.5
W
11
0.5
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
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
39
59
58
58
74
55
51
50
51
51
52
56
57
37
35
32
48
Wind (km/h)
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:17PM4.90m
8:29AM4.97m
8:48PM5.10m
9:03AM5.10m
9:19PM5.22m
9:35AM5.16m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.66m
2:49AM0.69m
3:05PM0.53m
3:24AM0.53m
3:38PM0.49m
3:56AM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:47
6:45
6:43
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9:21
9:22
9:23
9:25
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
2
4
4
5
3
2
2
5
9
12
14
13
11
13
12
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
39
59
58
58
57
51
30
20
51
51
52
56
57
37
35
32
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
8
7
25
22
21
20
19
23
37
4
17
55
51
50
13
7
4
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
22
21
4
16
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
876
848
879
607
444
374
332
298
242
186
123
74
1
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
245
244
245
245
123
123
171
59
26
9
9
18
24
9
170
236
253
236
59
61
59
59
59
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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