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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)666666889999899991010159999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2131611328986951632173473723809377485054323882651971888445444243
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
30
W
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
6.17
5:12PM
5.90
5:52AM
5.92
6:50PM
5.86
7:22AM
6.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
3.38
10:49AM
3.49
11:22PM
3.78
12:17PM
3.72
1:09AM
3.83
2:00PM
3.48
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:16---
Sunset------6:58--------7:00-------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------175213411--111
Temp. °C1098781113121111128777656667788
Feels °C (?)3420034321310232-11-101112
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