Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 221 | 392 | 485 | 286 | 132 | 70 | 50 | 121 | 64 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 936 | 1404 | 1124 | 1121 | 1876 | 1432 | 2111 | 2679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:48AM6.95m | 2:02PM6.90m | 2:36AM6.62m | 2:54PM6.56m | 3:42AM6.36m | 4:05PM6.33m | 5:03AM6.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM2.83m | 8:51PM2.72m | 9:13AM3.14m | 9:40PM3.01m | 10:06AM3.39m | 10:37PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 70 | 31 | 121 | 64 | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 56 | 50 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 77 | 109 | 221 | 392 | 485 | 286 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 91 | 209 | 936 | 1404 | 1124 | 1121 | 1876 | 1432 | 2111 | 2679 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 377 | 351 | 340 | 339 | 447 | 339 | 278 | 248 | 161 | 58 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 126 | 358 | 285 | 462 | 770 | 467 | 537 | 561 | 446 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 395 |
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