Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is an N-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 S: light winds or S breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while N 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 522 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

N (0°)

Best swell

NNE (13°–23°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SE to SW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNE (13.5° to 23.5°)

Rare slot

island gap, 268.8° W

Offshore wind

S

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Sandettie Lightship · 145 km away

Cams

1 (1 plays here)