Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:49PM7.90m | 11:04AM8.04m | 11:23PM7.87m | 11:36AM7.98m | 11:57PM7.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.50m | 5:30AM1.62m | 5:50PM1.52m | 6:04AM1.74m | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:38AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 27 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 292 | 292 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 149 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 39 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 147 | 39 | 160 | 328 | 328 |
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