Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 105 | 99 | 103 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 193 | 263 | 176 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM8.14m | 2:10PM8.00m | 2:27AM7.78m | 2:45PM7.62m | 3:04AM7.32m | 3:22PM7.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM1.40m | 8:49PM1.64m | 9:05AM1.89m | 9:24PM2.11m | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NNW 4 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 3 | — | 37 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 47 | 22 | 81 | 132 | 123 | 93 | 90 | 71 | 36 | 105 | 99 | 103 | 27 | 42 | 52 | 76 | 125 | 193 | 263 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 121 | 121 | 386 | 378 | 387 | 752 | 329 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 390 | 424 | 424 | 387 | 343 |
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