Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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-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 | 2:26AM8.10m | 2:50PM7.89m | 3:06AM7.73m | 3:29PM7.52m | 3:48AM7.28m | 4:12PM7.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM1.26m | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:42AM1.76m | 10:02PM2.14m | 10:20AM2.33m | 10:42PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 62 | 59 | 67 | 80 | 125 | 114 | 137 | 182 | 134 | 108 | 91 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 386 | 383 | 751 | 732 | 768 | 331 | 369 | 371 | 301 | 378 | 845 | 895 | 1018 | 767 | 391 | 378 | 301 | 345 | 385 | 385 | 387 | 301 |
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