Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 442 | 272 | 1020 | 2633 | 3124 | 3639 | 2356 | 2119 | 1965 | 1648 | 1121 | 652 | 392 | 239 | 104 | 77 | 66 | 47 | 85 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM7.70m | 10:37PM7.86m | 10:57AM8.12m | 11:13PM8.24m | 11:31AM8.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.89m | 5:13AM1.52m | 5:34PM1.40m | 5:53AM1.15m | 6:14PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 98 | 52 | 39 | 47 | 85 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 77 | 66 | 24 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 478 | 442 | 143 | 1020 | 2633 | 3124 | 3639 | 2356 | 2119 | 1965 | 1648 | 1121 | 652 | 392 | — | 9 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 719 | 732 | 716 | 716 | 710 | 688 | 688 | 712 | 719 | 343 | 258 | 301 | 58 | 58 | 215 | 358 | 580 | 426 | 470 | 470 |
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