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Plage du Blockhaus

Manche · France

IntermediateBeach break49.582, -1.842

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Plage du Blockhaus is a W-facing sand beach on the France shoreline, opening onto the Celtic Sea — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.3°C (63.1°F) on average

Jan

10.2°C

50.4°F · 8.6–12°C

Feb

9.4°C

48.9°F · 7.5–10.6°C

Mar

9.2°C

48.6°F · 7.8–10.2°C

Apr

10.1°C

50.2°F · 8.9–11.8°C

May

11.8°C

53.2°F · 10.3–13.5°C

Jun

13.9°C

57°F · 12.4–15.9°C

Jul

15.9°C

60.6°F · 14.2–17°C

Aug

17.2°C

63°F · 16.3–18.6°C

Sep

17.3°C

63.1°F · 16.5–18.7°C

Oct

16.3°C

61.3°F · 14.8–17.9°C

Nov

14°C

57.2°F · 11.2–16°C

Dec

11.8°C

53.2°F · 10.1–13.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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