Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 6 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 232 | 141 | 60 | 73 | 563 | 8372 | 11060 | 9519 | 6884 | 4320 | 2611 | 1488 | 836 | 426 | 290 | 330 | 586 | 1862 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:22PM6.92m | 9:47AM7.22m | 10:01PM7.40m | 10:23AM7.70m | 10:37PM7.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM3.02m | 3:50AM2.55m | 4:13PM2.45m | 4:33AM2.01m | 4:54PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 324 | 232 | 141 | 60 | 73 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 42 | 135 | 178 | 563 | 8372 | 11060 | 9519 | 6884 | 4320 | 2611 | 1488 | 836 | 426 | 290 | 330 | 586 | 1862 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 538 | 506 | 390 | 297 | 361 | 467 | 506 | 500 | 752 | 624 | 624 | 339 | 301 | 426 | 719 | 752 | 707 | 719 |
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