Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 184 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 182 | 156 | 108 | 71 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM7.09m | 4:35AM6.79m | 5:03PM6.65m | 5:35AM6.34m | 6:09PM6.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM2.65m | 11:01AM2.90m | 11:28PM3.15m | 11:52AM3.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 82 | 200 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 121 | 112 | 173 | 182 | 156 | 108 | — | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 176 | 141 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 408 | 424 | 387 | 331 | 161 | 123 | 290 | 290 | 313 | 313 | 147 | 343 | 329 |
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