Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.9° C
3.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.5
WNW
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
10
4
4
4
4
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM8.16m
2:26AM8.10m
2:50PM7.89m
3:06AM7.73m
3:29PM7.52m
Low Tide
8:45PM1.27m
9:05AM1.26m
9:23PM1.66m
9:42AM1.76m
10:02PM2.14m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
19
15
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
15
14
16
18
18
17
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