Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
11.2° 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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)9999999912998889777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220165144115836060599839253720232499992111121213
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
10
SW
0
E
5
E
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
6.23
8:45AM
6.42
9:19PM
6.68
9:35AM
6.90
10:02PM
7.20
10:17AM
7.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
3.35
2:43AM
3.36
3:15PM
2.89
3:45AM
2.80
4:08PM
2.29
4:32AM
2.18
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:09-------7:07--
Sunset-8:46-------8:47-------8:50------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---31-----------------1-
Temp. °C11119888910101099879121413131211111011
Feels °C (?)78676666787643581110987656
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