France · Europe
Omaha Beach, Normandy
Which days in December 2026 would work for a D-Day style landing here? Each day is rated
GO, MARGINAL or NO-GO on the things the 1944 planners needed: calm seas, moonlight for the airborne drop,
low tide at dawn and light winds.
Best day to land
Tuesday Dec 29
! MARGINAL 74/100
🌖 76% moon ·
2.2 ft waves
· low tide 07:29
Climate outlook
Next GO day
None
No GO days left in December 2026.
Days this month
0 ✓ GO
21 ! MARGINAL
10 ✕ NO-GO
Tides here
15.7 ft
Average daily range. Big enough that dawn low-tide timing is scored.
December 2026
✓ GO 75+
! MARGINAL 50–74
✕ NO-GO under 50, or waves ≥ 8 ft / wind ≥ 25 mph
1
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
69
🌖 61%
🌊 2ft
2
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
55
🌗 51%
🌊 2ft
3
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
42
🌘 40%
🌊 2ft
4
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
38
🌘 30%
🌊 2ft
5
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
38
🌘 21%
🌊 2ft
6
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
38
🌘 13%
🌊 2ft
7
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
37
🌘 7%
🌊 2ft
8
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
38
🌘 2%
🌊 2ft
9
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
39
🌑 0%
🌊 2ft
10
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
43
🌑 0%
🌊 2ft
11
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
47
🌒 3%
🌊 2ft
12
OUTLOOK
✕ NO-GO
50
🌒 7%
🌊 2ft
13
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
53
🌒 14%
🌊 2ft
14
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
56
🌒 22%
🌊 1ft
15
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
58
🌒 31%
🌊 1ft
16
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
59
🌓 41%
🌊 2ft
17
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
62
🌓 52%
🌊 2ft
18
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
70
🌔 62%
🌊 2ft
19
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
59
🌔 72%
🌊 2ft
20
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
60
🌔 81%
🌊 2ft
21
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
60
🌔 89%
🌊 2ft
22
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
61
🌔 95%
🌊 2ft
23
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
63
🌔 98%
🌊 2ft
24
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
64
🌕 100%
🌊 2ft
25
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
65
🌕 99%
🌊 2ft
26
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
68
🌖 96%
🌊 2ft
27
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
71
🌖 92%
🌊 2ft
28
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
73
🌖 85%
🌊 2ft
29
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
74
🌖 76%
🌊 2ft
30
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
67
🌖 67%
🌊 2ft
31
OUTLOOK
! MARGINAL
57
🌗 56%
🌊 2ft
REC recorded weather for past days · FCST live forecast ·
OUTLOOK beyond the forecast: scored against the same week in past years, with this year's real moon and tides.
Select a day for the full breakdown.
Daily score
Dashed lines mark the GO (75) and MARGINAL (50) thresholds. Faded bars are past days.
0
50
75
100
Tue Dec 1: MARGINAL, 69/100 (Climate outlook)
1
Wed Dec 2: MARGINAL, 55/100 (Climate outlook)
Thu Dec 3: NO-GO, 42/100 (Climate outlook)
Fri Dec 4: NO-GO, 38/100 (Climate outlook)
Sat Dec 5: NO-GO, 38/100 (Climate outlook)
5
Sun Dec 6: NO-GO, 38/100 (Climate outlook)
Mon Dec 7: NO-GO, 37/100 (Climate outlook)
Tue Dec 8: NO-GO, 38/100 (Climate outlook)
Wed Dec 9: NO-GO, 39/100 (Climate outlook)
Thu Dec 10: NO-GO, 43/100 (Climate outlook)
10
Fri Dec 11: NO-GO, 47/100 (Climate outlook)
Sat Dec 12: NO-GO, 50/100 (Climate outlook)
Sun Dec 13: MARGINAL, 53/100 (Climate outlook)
Mon Dec 14: MARGINAL, 56/100 (Climate outlook)
Tue Dec 15: MARGINAL, 58/100 (Climate outlook)
15
Wed Dec 16: MARGINAL, 59/100 (Climate outlook)
Thu Dec 17: MARGINAL, 62/100 (Climate outlook)
Fri Dec 18: MARGINAL, 70/100 (Climate outlook)
Sat Dec 19: MARGINAL, 59/100 (Climate outlook)
Sun Dec 20: MARGINAL, 60/100 (Climate outlook)
20
Mon Dec 21: MARGINAL, 60/100 (Climate outlook)
Tue Dec 22: MARGINAL, 61/100 (Climate outlook)
Wed Dec 23: MARGINAL, 63/100 (Climate outlook)
Thu Dec 24: MARGINAL, 64/100 (Climate outlook)
Fri Dec 25: MARGINAL, 65/100 (Climate outlook)
25
Sat Dec 26: MARGINAL, 68/100 (Climate outlook)
Sun Dec 27: MARGINAL, 71/100 (Climate outlook)
Mon Dec 28: MARGINAL, 73/100 (Climate outlook)
Tue Dec 29: MARGINAL, 74/100 (Climate outlook)
Wed Dec 30: MARGINAL, 67/100 (Climate outlook)
30
Thu Dec 31: MARGINAL, 57/100 (Climate outlook)
Best days to land in December 2026
ranked
1
Tue Dec 29Climate outlook · GO in 50% of past years
! MARGINAL
74
🌖 76%
· 2.2 ft
· 18 mph
· low 07:29
2
Mon Dec 28Climate outlook · GO in 51% of past years
! MARGINAL
73
🌖 85%
· 2.1 ft
· 18 mph
· low 06:47
3
Sun Dec 27Climate outlook · GO in 40% of past years
! MARGINAL
71
🌖 92%
· 2.1 ft
· 18 mph
· low 06:11
4
Fri Dec 18Climate outlook · GO in 29% of past years
! MARGINAL
70
🌔 62%
· 2.0 ft
· 16 mph
· low 09:43
5
Tue Dec 1Climate outlook · GO in 26% of past years
! MARGINAL
69
🌖 61%
· 2.1 ft
· 18 mph
· low 08:37
6
Sat Dec 26Climate outlook · GO in 26% of past years
! MARGINAL
68
🌖 96%
· 2.2 ft
· 19 mph
· low 05:28
7
Wed Dec 30Climate outlook · GO in 14% of past years
! MARGINAL
67
🌖 67%
· 2.4 ft
· 19 mph
· low 08:17
8
Fri Dec 25Climate outlook · GO in 6% of past years
! MARGINAL
65
🌕 99%
· 1.8 ft
· 19 mph
· low 04:46
9
Thu Dec 24Climate outlook · GO in 9% of past years
! MARGINAL
64
🌕 100%
· 1.8 ft
· 18 mph
· low 04:10
10
Wed Dec 23Climate outlook · GO in 9% of past years
! MARGINAL
63
🌔 98%
· 1.8 ft
· 17 mph
· low 03:27
All sites, December 2026
GO days left and each site's best
Data updated 2026-11-08 11:10 UTC · times shown are local to the site (Europe/Paris).