Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 CEST
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Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etretat sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
2
6
2
1
3
3
3
3
9
11
19
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
NW
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:30PM7.03m
9:49AM6.99m
10:10PM7.20m
10:29AM7.13m
10:46PM7.36m
11:06AM7.26m
Low Tide
3:42PM2.45m
4:10AM2.41m
4:29PM2.29m
4:53AM2.18m
5:10PM2.16m
5:32AM1.99m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:53
9:54
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
23
23
22
24
27
27
27
28
26
23
18
16
16
17
15
17
17
17
16
18
20
27
27
26
21
22
21
23
27
27
27
29
25
23
17
14
15
16
12
15
15
15
15
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
11
10
8
8
6
5
3
7
7
7
6
6
6
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
3
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
147
183
183
202
281
183
183
206
302
366
302
378
378
391
348
339
339
292
290
147
147
147
147
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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