Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121110111111111010101010101010995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229133127106101999812311516411483828052505049494847292922
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
8.31
11:54PM
8.48
12:12PM
8.54
12:32AM
8.63
12:52PM
8.58
1:12AM
8.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.08
6:16PM
0.81
6:37AM
0.74
6:57PM
0.64
7:19AM
0.61
7:39PM
0.70
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:03-------7:01-------7:00------
Sunset-----8:53-------8:55-------8:57--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212141515151412101010101011111099101010109
Feels °C (?)99911131413129776667774455653
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