Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 200 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:50AM8.28m | 2:11PM8.18m | 2:27AM8.10m | 2:49PM7.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM1.23m | 8:38AM1.15m | 8:57PM1.41m | 9:17AM1.46m | 9:38PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 61 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 21 | 41 | 26 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 247 | 200 | 122 | 82 | 55 | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 301 | 282 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 185 | 371 | 121 | 301 | 121 | 301 | 301 | 732 | 390 | 301 | 301 |
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