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Le Petits Dalles surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Le Petits Dalles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Le Petits Dalles sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Le Petits Dalles today?
The current surf forecast for Le Petits Dalles at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Le Petits Dalles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
20 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 56 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:08PM8.34m | 11:30AM8.39m | 11:51PM8.63m | 12:15PM8.59m | 00:35AM8.75m | 1:01PM8.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM1.23m | 6:04PM1.12m | 6:29AM0.93m | 6:50PM0.98m | 7:15AM0.79m | 7:37PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 20 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 35 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 56 | 60 | — | 22 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 47 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 191 | 263 | 292 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 344 | 344 | 306 | 306 | 118 | 344 | 438 | 12 | 12 | 321 | 301 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 364 | 389 |
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