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Vaucottes surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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 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 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vaucottes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | |
36 | 36 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 90 | 121 | 139 | 139 | 176 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:49AM8.36m | 00:09AM8.49m | 12:35PM8.37m | 00:54AM8.43m | 1:23PM8.21m | 1:41AM8.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.89m | 7:01AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.91m | 7:48AM0.72m | 8:11PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 18 | W 16 |
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 139 | 139 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 13 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 39 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 90 | 121 | — | — | 176 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 404 | 445 | 393 | 346 | 343 | 285 | 304 | 304 | 285 | 285 | 130 | 122 | 474 | 474 | 583 | 694 | 720 | 720 | 427 | 4 | 4 | 474 | 304 |
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