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Vaucottes surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vaucottes today?
The current surf forecast for Vaucottes at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vaucottes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
13 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 144 | 237 | 330 | 489 | 657 | 526 | 379 | 277 | 247 | 197 | 165 | 104 | 88 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:28PM6.82m | 8:47AM6.96m | 9:16PM7.27m | 9:35AM7.41m | 10:00PM7.72m | 10:20AM7.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM2.73m | 2:55AM2.73m | 3:22PM2.29m | 3:52AM2.20m | 4:16PM1.80m | 4:42AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 88 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 144 | 237 | 330 | 489 | 657 | 526 | 379 | 277 | 247 | 197 | 165 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 486 | 344 | 344 | 465 | 465 | 785 | 872 | 1120 | 771 | 346 | 346 | 293 | 293 | 141 | 161 | 4 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 212 | 333 | 150 |
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