Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
18.3° C
3.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
18
28
47
39
17
11
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:43PM7.00m
6:10AM6.92m
6:48PM7.00m
7:19AM6.92m
7:54PM7.10m
Low Tide
11:46AM2.37m
00:17AM2.65m
12:47PM2.54m
1:26AM2.69m
2:00PM2.60m
2:41AM2.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:06
10:06
10:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
25
25
24
22
23
23
27
28
28
27
26
26
24
23
28
28
27
25
25
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
26
25
24
24
23
23
22
21
25
23
22
19
20
18
18
17
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