Overview

Le Becquet is a small cove just east of the Cherbourg harbour breakwater, between Collignon and the open Cotentin north coast. It is the wave-side extension of the Collignon spot: while Collignon's inner breakwater provides flat water, Le Becquet faces north and catches Atlantic swell, offering nice wave rides when the wind comes from W to NW, particularly on a falling tide.

More exposed than Collignon: swells and currents are stronger. Works from W to NE. NE is very powerful here but caution — nearly on-shore. Progressive wind shadow from the Cherbourg breakwater on the west side. Complements Collignon: when inside the harbour is too sheltered or crowded, Le Becquet provides another option with waves.

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Spot forecast for Le Becquet - North Cotentin (Cherbourg Waves)

Sunrise 08:37 · Sunset 19:04

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Wed 21 · 12:39 · 2.8 m
High tide Wed 21 · 18:53 · 4.8 m
Low tide Thu 22 · 01:15 · 2.3 m
High tide Thu 22 · 07:27 · 4.9 m

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Le Becquet - North Cotentin (Cherbourg Waves): when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

261h

in July · 24 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 261 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 101 mm.

Monthly averages: Le Becquet - North Cotentin (Cherbourg Waves)

Monthly averages — Le Becquet - North Cotentin (Cherbourg Waves) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	125 h	8 °C	101 mm
February	16.5	138 h	10 °C	69 mm
March	16.0	160 h	11 °C	24 mm
April	20.5	226 h	14 °C	28 mm
May	22.5	255 h	16 °C	24 mm
June	23.0	268 h	19 °C	10 mm
July	24.0	261 h	20 °C	23 mm
August	22.5	246 h	21 °C	17 mm
September	21.0	204 h	18 °C	31 mm
October	16.0	146 h	16 °C	32 mm
November	15.0	127 h	12 °C	41 mm
December	15.5	134 h	10 °C	47 mm

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Technical details of Le Becquet - North Cotentin (Cherbourg Waves) spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: N, ENE, E, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

CNPS — Club Nautique de la Pointe de Saire — community covering all Val de Saire spots including Le Becquet. Security briefings, spot guides. cnps-jonville.com

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Wind specificities

W to NW: nice waves on a falling tide towards Le Becquet, side-onshore. NE: powerful, nearly on-shore — waves but close attention to rocks needed. W wind: beware progressive wind shadow from the Cherbourg breakwater as you move west — stay in the active wind zone. S to SE: offshore — forbidden.

Hazards

NE wind is almost on-shore at this location — watch out for rocks in the surf zone by NE, especially starting from the Collignon parking on the Becquet side. Progressive wind shadow with W wind as you move away from the Cherbourg breakwater — risk of wind loss and stranding. Tidal currents can be strong at large coefficients.

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