Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 155 | 108 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM7.52m | 3:48AM7.28m | 4:12PM7.09m | 4:35AM6.79m | 5:03PM6.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM2.14m | 10:20AM2.33m | 10:42PM2.65m | 11:01AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 27 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 118 | 118 | 146 | 155 | 108 | 69 | — | — | 25 | 50 | 145 | 160 | 159 | 146 | 108 | 108 | 167 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 387 | 143 | 141 | 301 | 281 | 313 | 301 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 141 | 301 | 361 | 387 | 408 | 408 | 290 | 123 |
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