Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM6.90m | 10:58AM7.02m | 11:09PM7.29m | 11:33AM7.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM2.93m | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:23PM2.45m | 5:42AM1.99m | 5:59PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ENE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | W 9 | — | NE 6 | N 6 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | W 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 392 | 339 | 382 | 382 | 587 | 534 | 641 | 373 | 302 | 370 | 301 | 248 |
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