Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CEST
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Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etretat sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.1
W
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.1
W
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)45666366651023554455610554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2955688067555393630213211516202446392211416
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
8.03
2:40AM
7.88
3:12PM
7.51
3:35AM
7.34
4:17PM
6.96
4:44AM
6.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.44
9:36AM
1.45
10:01PM
2.01
10:30AM
1.99
11:00PM
2.57
11:35AM
2.48
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:52-------6:50--
Sunset-9:00-------9:01-------9:02------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212109871014151513121111121517161311981012
Feels °C (?)45321-1279108754691111753246
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