Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 26 | 34 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM8.01m | 11:44PM8.19m | 12:03PM8.33m | 00:16AM8.45m | 12:35PM8.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM1.43m | 6:22AM1.10m | 6:40PM1.11m | 6:58AM0.90m | 7:17PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 62 | 51 | 41 | 26 | 34 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 13 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 148 | 149 | 282 | 390 | 390 | 248 | 290 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 147 | 147 |
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