Nez Bayard surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CEST
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Nez Bayard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nez Bayard sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nez Bayard today?

The current surf forecast for Nez Bayard at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Nez Bayard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
11
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
172
172
184
52
49
34
97
124
115
100
104
91
91
88
83
91
90
86
78
77
54
48
46
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:35PM4.42m
2:00AM4.43m
2:56PM4.03m
3:28AM4.13m
4:41PM3.92m
5:07AM4.12m
Low Tide
8:21PM1.42m
9:04AM1.29m
9:38PM1.74m
10:29AM1.47m
11:08PM1.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:56
6:54
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9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
3
4
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
2
40
59
55
52
49
34
97
106
93
91
90
91
91
88
83
91
90
86
78
77
54
48
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
26
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
141
172
172
184
255
289
235
169
124
115
100
104
84
66
51
37
28
19
12
10
5
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
349
304
250
219
223
219
161
161
244
161
221
221
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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