Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM7.80m | 11:40PM8.08m | 12:11PM8.11m | 00:25AM8.33m | 12:53PM8.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM1.42m | 6:23AM0.89m | 6:44PM1.10m | 7:06AM0.67m | 7:26PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 147 | 147 | 347 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 379 | 387 | 383 | 118 | 290 | 290 | 313 | 313 | 387 | 387 | 339 | 345 |
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