Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 99 | 113 | 132 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 266 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM8.00m | 2:27AM7.78m | 2:45PM7.62m | 3:04AM7.32m | 3:22PM7.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM1.40m | 8:49PM1.64m | 9:05AM1.89m | 9:24PM2.11m | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 39 | 24 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 49 | 24 | 69 | 102 | 108 | 93 | 77 | 56 | 31 | 99 | 113 | 132 | 22 | 28 | 62 | 97 | 144 | 261 | 266 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 378 | 343 | 1418 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 161 | 140 | 141 | 343 | 161 | 282 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 390 | 424 | 424 | 343 | 141 |
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