Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
0.7
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)91011121414141413131312121212111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211244338147411417336261229133129106101991321161171331168583807450
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
7.92
11:17PM
8.16
11:34AM
8.31
11:54PM
8.48
12:12PM
8.54
12:32AM
8.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.58
5:35PM
1.17
5:56AM
1.08
6:16PM
0.81
6:37AM
0.74
6:57PM
0.64
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-7:05-------7:03-------7:01------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:53-------8:55--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10910131414141311111214151515151311111111111212
Feels °C (?)65510121312108881113141313109877898
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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