Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 77 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 350 | 396 | 422 | 262 | 115 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:31AM7.55m | 12:44PM7.58m | 1:08AM7.27m | 1:21PM7.26m | 1:48AM6.95m | 2:02PM6.90m | 2:36AM6.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM2.20m | 7:32PM2.10m | 7:48AM2.50m | 8:09PM2.41m | 8:28AM2.83m | 8:51PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | SE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 77 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 67 | 165 | 350 | 396 | 422 | 262 | 120 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 298 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 298 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 206 | 285 | 206 | 206 | 364 | 354 | 435 | 757 | 339 | 590 | 768 | 330 | 58 | 58 | 267 | 132 | 123 |
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