Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Le Poux Surf Guide

Le Poux in Normandy is an exposed beach and reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Le Poux Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	rarely breaks	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Le Poux:

The best conditions reported for surf at Le Poux occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Le Poux (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Le Poux with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in April while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

23%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Le Poux surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Le Poux is Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER) in France, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Le Poux is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 39 km (24 miles) away.

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Le Poux Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	W	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	9	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off

Tides at Le Poux

Current tide and informaton

For Baubigny, 5 km from Le Poux.

Next High Water: 11:05am | 7.67m

Next Low Water: 05:25am | 1.63m

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Le Poux Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.0 °C) at Le Poux is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (9.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.