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Vaucottes surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
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 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vaucottes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
40 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 105 | 52 | 55 | 190 | 247 | 122 | 146 | 179 | 263 | 203 | 247 | 194 | 139 | 102 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:54AM8.43m | 1:23PM8.21m | 1:41AM8.19m | 2:14PM7.90m | 2:33AM7.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.91m | 7:48AM0.72m | 8:11PM1.12m | 8:36AM0.95m | 8:59PM1.48m | 9:26AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
 kJ | 40 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | — | 52 | 55 | — | 6 | 75 | 66 | 68 | — | 203 | 247 | 194 | 139 | 102 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 105 | 18 | 24 | 190 | 247 | 122 | 146 | 179 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 0 | 130 | 429 | 572 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 4 | 427 | 474 | 474 | 397 | 305 | 305 | 393 | 169 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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