Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 31 | 45 | 77 | 126 | 119 | 150 | 108 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM8.04m | 11:23PM7.87m | 11:36AM7.98m | 11:57PM7.76m | 12:09PM7.83m | 00:31AM7.55m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM1.62m | 5:50PM1.52m | 6:04AM1.74m | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:38AM1.94m | 6:57PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 51 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 77 | 126 | 119 | 150 | 108 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 281 | 281 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 207 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 118 | 129 | 129 | 149 | 129 | 160 | 160 | 347 | 344 | 353 | 176 | 176 | 185 | 297 | 313 |
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