Quiberville

Quiberville is an NNW-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 SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: an island gap lets in swell from 269° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 436 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (333°)

Best swell

NNE (15°–25°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNE (15° to 25°)

Rare slot

island gap, 269° W

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Sandettie Lightship · 147 km away

Cams

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