Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM7.21m | 00:04AM7.46m | 12:28PM7.45m | 00:38AM7.67m | 1:01PM7.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM2.15m | 6:42AM1.74m | 6:58PM1.88m | 7:17AM1.51m | 7:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | — | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 387 | 387 | 397 | 378 | 378 | 391 | 382 | 378 | 1010 | 1835 | 391 | |
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