Sainte Adresse Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Sainte Adresse Surf Guide

Sainte Adresse in Normandy is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks favour lefts. Best around high tide. Be aware that the sea here is polluted.

Sainte Adresse Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sainte Adresse:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sainte Adresse occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sainte Adresse with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in February while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 50% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

43%

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

too small

50%

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

Explore Sainte Adresse Location Map

Interactive Sainte Adresse 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 Sainte Adresse is Octeville (Le Havre) Airport (LEH) in France, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sainte Adresse is St Gatien (Deauville) Airport (DOL), also in France, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Sainte Adresse Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 02:56 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Sainte Adresse

Current tide and informaton

For Le Havre, 2 km from Sainte Adresse.

Next High Water: 02:09pm | 5.96m

Next Low Water: 08:49am | 1.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sainte Adresse Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Sainte Adresse 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 (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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