Etretat Surf Break

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Etretat sea temperature is
18.2° C

3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
6
14
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM7.41m
3:09PM7.28m
3:22AM7.30m
3:53PM7.19m
4:09AM7.17m
4:44PM7.08m
Low Tide
9:28AM1.81m
9:48PM2.19m
10:09AM1.96m
10:31PM2.34m
10:54AM2.15m
11:20PM2.51m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:07
10:07
10:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
19
20
21
20
18
17
20
23
23
23
23
21
20
19
20
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
18
19
20
19
17
16
19
21
20
20
21
20
19
18
17
20
21
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
8
8
16
16
14
14
3
12
10
6
14
6
6
2
6
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
4
13
13
13
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
36
27
27
19
13
11
5
6
6
5
3
2
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)
331
339
339
386
383
292
281
281
149
281
281
366
366
292
292
377
377
206
206
383
378
378
361
359
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
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
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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