Plage des Vaches Noires

Normandie, France

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 PM Central European Summer Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 5 s, heading toward SE, with strong cross-onshore wind toward E.

Swell

0.4 m

SE

5 s

Wind

23 km/h

E

Cross-onshore

Tide

4.9 m

Falling

Weather

19 °C

Overcast

20 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

SE

13 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

5.5 m

Overcast · 14 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

SE

13 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

6.7 m

Overcast · 14 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 3 s

SE

14 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

6.8 m

Overcast · 14 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

16 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

6.6 m

Overcast · 14 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

16 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

6.3 m

Overcast · 14 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

16 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

5.6 m

Overcast · 13 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

18 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

4.3 m

Overcast · 13 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

19 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

3.1 m

Overcast · 13 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

21 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 13 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

22 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 13 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

23 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

2.7 m

Overcast · 14 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

22 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

3.5 m

Overcast · 16 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

SE

22 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

5.1 m

Overcast · 17 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

SE

23 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

6.5 m

Overcast · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

ESE

24 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

6.9 m

Overcast · 19 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

SE

27 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

6.6 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SE

30 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

6.4 m

Overcast · 19 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SE

26 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

6 m

Overcast · 19 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SE

23 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

4.9 m

Overcast · 19 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SE

27 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

3.6 m

Overcast · 18 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SE

25 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

2.8 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

SE

20 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

2.7 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

SE

17 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.9 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 4 s

SE

18 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

3.3 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

Nearby spots

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