Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
NE
4
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
13
15
10
8
5
7
6
7
6
8
15
21
30
29
24
31
33
34
52
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM6.06m
7:26PM6.14m
8:11AM6.04m
8:41PM6.24m
9:21AM6.26m
9:42PM6.53m
Low Tide
00:32AM3.54m
1:07PM3.75m
2:05AM3.66m
2:46PM3.73m
3:29AM3.40m
3:57PM3.39m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
16
15
14
17
19
19
19
19
16
15
14
18
22
24
24
20
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
10
9
8
11
15
17
18
13
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