Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.1° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
12
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
57
37
69
72
54
40
34
5
31
0
28
17
0
0
15
25
24
24
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:44PM6.82m
9:30AM6.97m
9:52PM7.25m
10:28AM7.44m
10:44PM7.72m
Low Tide
2:54PM2.99m
3:32AM2.47m
4:04PM2.47m
4:33AM1.88m
4:58PM1.90m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
6
11
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
15
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
10
11
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
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