Vaucottes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Vaucottes Surf Guide

Vaucottes in Normandy is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. The crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea.

Vaucottes Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	12.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Vaucottes:

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

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Vaucottes 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 17% of the time in February while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 30% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

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

blown out

53%

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

too small

30%

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

Explore Vaucottes Location Map

Interactive Vaucottes 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 Vaucottes is Octeville (Le Havre) Airport (LEH) in France, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Vaucottes is St Gatien (Deauville) Airport (DOL), also in France, 40 km (25 miles) away.

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Vaucottes Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:57 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	4	4	5	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Vaucottes look like?

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Credit: Luc N.Credit: Luc N.Credit: Luc N.

Tides at Vaucottes

Current tide and informaton

For Cap d'Antifer, France, 10 km from Vaucottes.

Next High Water: 01:46pm | 7.4m

Next Low Water: 08:10am | 1.77m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Vaucottes Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.2 °C) at Vaucottes is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (8.0 °C).

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