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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Mar 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
9.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)7777771918176667778889131391816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280432376297200161139121119515150434849414534393331306253
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
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		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
6.61
9:17AM
6.88
9:43PM
7.11
9:55AM
7.39
10:18PM
7.61
10:30AM
7.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
2.85
3:49PM
2.32
4:09AM
2.23
4:28PM
1.71
4:47AM
1.65
5:06PM
1.18
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:11-------7:09-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:06-------7:07
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C109999101010109879131615131110910131411
Feels °C (?)31233455543249131296534674
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