Pourville

Pourville is an NW-facing beach break in Normandy, France. It picks up swell from NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 93% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: an island gap lets in swell from 268.8° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 526 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

NW (320°)

Best swell

NNE (12°–22°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNE (12.5° to 22°)

Rare slot

island gap, 268.8° W

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Sandettie Lightship · 142 km away

Cams

3