Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43PM6.72m | 6:36AM6.52m | 7:17PM6.59m | 8:13AM6.60m | 8:44PM6.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM2.94m | 00:39AM2.95m | 1:23PM3.20m | 2:12AM2.92m | 2:54PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 36 | — | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 150 | 202 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 202 | 121 | 121 | 206 | 147 | 301 | 282 | 301 | 301 | 361 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 141 |
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