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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | NNE 6 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | |
55 | 53 | 93 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23AM6.25m | 6:20PM6.24m | 6:45AM6.29m | 7:31PM6.45m | 7:52AM6.56m | 8:28PM6.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM3.26m | 11:58AM3.05m | 00:33AM3.32m | 1:09PM3.01m | 1:48AM3.14m | 2:20PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | 93 | 136 | 131 | 185 | 227 | 209 | 192 | 142 | 86 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 339 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 488 | 446 | 365 | 306 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 391 | 386 | 600 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 207 | 421 | 346 | 488 | 346 | 346 |
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