Fort de St Germain Des Vaux surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
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
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
154
38
37
57
55
54
50
74
74
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
38
59
58
58
57
54
51
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:43PM4.66m
7:54AM4.79m
8:17PM4.90m
8:29AM4.97m
8:48PM5.10m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.86m
2:10AM0.94m
2:29PM0.66m
2:49AM0.69m
3:05PM0.53m
3:24AM0.53m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
6:47
6:45
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9:20
9:21
9:22
9:23
1
4
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
13
14
15
14
12
11
11
13
15
17
18
18
16
14
3
3
4
1
1
1
0
0
-1
1
3
3
5
4
1
1
2
6
9
12
14
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
W
14
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
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
20
20
11
11
57
55
54
50
74
74
74
72
71
69
44
41
39
38
59
58
58
60
31
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
10
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
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
9
8
38
37
17
15
6
6
6
8
7
25
22
21
19
19
22
4
4
57
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
5
18
8
8
7
4
24
22
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
80
154
216
268
664
907
1170
1197
894
845
929
989
800
620
514
423
366
276
207
160
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
244
244
277
244
270
261
251
244
245
123
245
244
238
236
162
123
123
58
18
9
9
20
9
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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