Surf Forecasts:
Vaucottes surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,088 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vaucottes this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Vaucottes in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vaucottes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk Vaucottes in terms you can feel. It’s a grim 16-day outlook, no two ways about it. Water temp is 69°F – that’s a solid 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so the water feels nice, but that’s the only sweet part.
Thursday the 27th of August starts us off with nothing – 0.7ft waves from the west, weak energy (5), and a light cross-onshore breeze. It’s flat and messy. Friday the 28th is junk – same tiny swell but with a 12 mph cross-onshore wind stirring up chop. Saturday the 29th bumps up to 3ft to 4ft, with energy climbing to 162, but the wind is either a fresh cross-off or a stronger cross-on, so you’re either clean but weak, or lumpy and blown out. Sunday the 30th is more cross-shore chop.
Then on the 31st of August the swell jumps to 7ft from the west, energy hits 408, but it’s paired with a 22 mph cross-onshore wind. Total mess. That size is over 5ft, so it’s expert territory, but with that wind it’s really only for the kite surfers. The first week of September is a whole lotta nothin’ – small west swell, onshore winds, poor conditions. Even on the 4th of September, with 3ft waves and energy around 133, the wind is a strong 25 mph cross-on. Again, that’s kite weather.
There is one small window. Saturday the 5th of September morning – the wind goes light cross-off from the ENE at 6 mph. Waves are 3ft from the WNW, period a short 6 seconds. Energy is low (71), and it’s only called “surfable but very ordinary,” but the clean conditions make it the best session of the whole run. It’s small, but you can sit out there without gettin’ pounded.
Then Sunday the 6th of September morning brings the biggest swell – 7ft from the west, energy up to 517 – but the wind is cross-shore and the period is short. It’s called marginal for tide or conditions. Over 7ft is expert territory, and with a cross-shore wind it’s gonna be a bumpy beast. After that, from the 7th right through to the 11th of September, it’s back to tiny waves, onshore winds, and poor conditions.
So the one to circle? Saturday the 5th of September morning. It’s clean, small, and you can actually surf it. Everything else is blown out, too small, too messy, or too big and rough. Keep the expectations low. The kite crew might get some fun when the wind howls and the swell is up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 192 | 57 | 92 | 727 | 105 | 54 | 212 | 597 | 206 | 82 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:43PM7.66m | 12:04PM7.75m | 00:14AM7.96m | 12:34PM8.02m | 00:45AM8.18m | 1:04PM8.20m | 1:16AM8.30m | 1:36PM8.26m | 1:50AM8.28m | 2:11PM8.18m | 2:27AM8.10m | 2:49PM7.96m | 3:09AM7.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.57m | 6:33PM1.62m | 6:51AM1.25m | 7:07PM1.36m | 7:25AM1.05m | 7:42PM1.22m | 8:01AM1.02m | 8:19PM1.23m | 8:38AM1.15m | 8:57PM1.41m | 9:17AM1.46m | 9:38PM1.72m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 57 | — | — | 57 | 54 | — | — | 57 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 5 | — | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 36 | — | 13 | 92 | 727 | 105 | 37 | 212 | 597 | 206 | 82 | 28 | 15 | — | 19 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 304 | 411 | 397 | 5 | 504 | 440 | 61 | 130 | 369 | 681 | 388 | 382 | 285 | 178 | 393 | 304 | 374 | 293 | 305 |
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The above surf forecast table for Vaucottes provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Vaucottes can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Vaucottes surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Vaucottes) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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