Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 117 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 128 | 127 | 112 | 150 | 157 | 152 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 91 | 59 | 42 | 27 | 24 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM6.81m | 4:07PM6.67m | 4:41AM6.31m | 5:12PM6.21m | 6:07AM5.96m | 6:47PM5.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM2.98m | 10:43PM3.12m | 11:05AM3.49m | 11:41PM3.56m | 12:15PM3.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | 59 | 42 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 117 | — | 69 | 62 | 56 | 69 | 94 | 104 | 124 | 128 | 127 | 112 | 150 | 157 | 152 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 91 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 301 | 282 | 301 | 385 | 385 | 376 | 301 | 301 | 282 | 282 | 301 | 385 | 385 | 329 | 183 | 141 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 204 | 161 | 184 |
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