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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
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 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 98 | 123 | 115 | 128 | 114 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 8.48 | 12:12PM 8.54 | 12:32AM 8.63 | 12:52PM 8.58 | 1:12AM 8.57 | 1:35PM 8.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37AM 0.74 | 6:57PM 0.64 | 7:19AM 0.61 | 7:39PM 0.70 | 8:02AM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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