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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CET
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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
8.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101817161616161616101514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413937372019191919193259518499505050568480113143125
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
7.37
11:16AM
7.62
11:39PM
7.60
11:49AM
7.82
12:13AM
7.77
12:23PM
7.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.92
5:35AM
2.03
5:55PM
1.62
6:12AM
1.77
6:31PM
1.39
6:48AM
1.61
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:47-------8:45-------8:45-
Sunset5:30-------5:31-------5:32-------
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111111110101011111099778999998677
Feels °C (?)776756567545111210120-2-1-1
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