Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:04AM7.46m | 12:28PM7.45m | 00:38AM7.67m | 1:01PM7.64m | 1:10AM7.81m | 1:32PM7.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM1.74m | 6:58PM1.88m | 7:17AM1.51m | 7:33PM1.70m | 7:51AM1.36m | 8:08PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 51 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 302 | 732 | 387 | 387 | 378 | 374 | 391 | 382 | 382 | 421 | 421 | 1123 | 369 | 126 | 371 | 339 | 339 | 378 | 394 | 339 | 385 |
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