Vaucottes surf break

Vaucottes surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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
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 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
148
280
330
461
590
526
417
306
247
197
165
132
85
64
64
58
30
27
27
14
21
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:47AM6.96m
9:16PM7.27m
9:35AM7.41m
10:00PM7.72m
10:20AM7.83m
10:43PM8.11m
Low Tide
2:55AM2.73m
3:22PM2.29m
3:52AM2.20m
4:16PM1.80m
4:42AM1.65m
5:04PM1.36m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:35
9:36
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
85
64
64
58
30
20
19
9
21
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
41
42
148
280
330
461
590
526
417
306
247
197
165
132
19
27
27
14
7
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
344
445
404
620
872
1020
618
346
346
293
393
818
161
114
347
161
169
332
332
332
150
332
343
250
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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