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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 20 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
8.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616161616111414141312121010101011111615151410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51848450505058708015814112177373733323765284339627791262
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
7.82
12:13AM
7.77
12:23PM
7.95
12:46AM
7.88
12:57PM
8.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.77
6:31PM
1.39
6:48AM
1.61
7:07PM
1.26
7:25AM
1.55
7:44PM
1.26
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:45-------8:45-------8:44-----
Sunset----5:32-------5:35-------5:36---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------3232--11---------
Temp. °C9889109108789101110111099999877
Feels °C (?)332220100100102322222310
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