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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 123 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:40PM7.72m | 00:53AM7.81m | 1:13PM7.60m | 1:25AM7.65m | 1:46PM7.40m | 1:59AM7.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM1.48m | 7:19PM1.66m | 7:37AM1.58m | 7:52PM1.85m | 8:10AM1.77m | 8:25PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 123 | 170 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 302 | 302 | 712 | 732 | 373 | 377 | 331 | 354 | 348 | 301 | 366 | 377 | 292 | 369 | 348 | 348 | 382 | 362 | 378 | 378 | 382 | 378 | 387 |
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