Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NNE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:27PM6.83m | 8:11AM6.77m | 8:43PM6.99m | 9:25AM7.03m | 9:51PM7.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM2.78m | 3:00PM2.80m | 3:40AM2.40m | 4:12PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 19 | — | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 377 | 378 | 378 | 301 | 301 | 378 | 738 | 767 | 749 | 378 | 123 | 348 | 301 | 371 | 378 | 292 | 378 | 382 |
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