Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.0° C
3.2° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
5
16
33
27
17
19
22
22
16
7
5
6
5
5
5
12
13
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:12AM8.16m
2:44PM7.93m
2:58AM7.91m
3:30PM7.66m
3:46AM7.56m
4:18PM7.34m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.92m
9:14PM1.43m
9:36AM1.28m
9:57PM1.80m
10:20AM1.76m
10:42PM2.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:58
9:57
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
19
18
Feels °C
20
17
16
17
18
17
15
13
11
10
11
11
10
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
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