Vaucottes surf break

Vaucottes surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CEST
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Vaucottes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vaucottes sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaucottes today?

The current surf forecast for Vaucottes at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
8
0.7
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
48
144
73
148
173
260
170
181
148
256
319
123
191
139
102
65
64
45
56
48
29
30
30
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
NW
15
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:23PM8.21m
1:41AM8.19m
2:14PM7.90m
2:33AM7.82m
3:11PM7.49m
3:31AM7.39m
Low Tide
8:11PM1.12m
8:36AM0.95m
8:59PM1.48m
9:26AM1.31m
9:52PM1.92m
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
21
21
20
18
18
5
7
12
12
10
8
7
6
8
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
16
19
16
20
19
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.1
W
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
15
1.1
W
11
0.7
W
6
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
33
48
73
148
173
6
10
22
319
33
191
139
102
65
64
45
56
48
29
30
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
W
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
31
39
144
16
2
260
170
181
148
256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
583
474
4
4
4
474
606
305
305
304
211
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
122
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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