Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.3° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.1
W
9
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
25
38
38
58
63
70
63
0
0
0
2
12
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
20
NE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21AM6.26m
9:42PM6.53m
10:15AM6.62m
10:30PM6.90m
10:58AM7.02m
Low Tide
3:29AM3.40m
3:57PM3.39m
4:24AM2.96m
4:45PM2.93m
5:06AM2.47m
5:23PM2.45m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
18
22
23
23
20
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
9
8
11
15
16
18
15
14
13
14
16
18
18
19
18
18
16
16
18
21
22
19
18
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