Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
11
21
10
10
54
75
65
73
50
36
35
22
12
12
11
11
20
19
19
7
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
25
W
20
SW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM8.33m
00:16AM8.45m
12:35PM8.52m
00:50AM8.56m
1:08PM8.56m
Low Tide
6:40PM1.11m
6:58AM0.90m
7:17PM0.96m
7:35AM0.89m
7:55PM0.99m
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light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:43
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1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
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Temp °C
17
21
19
20
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
22
22
23
21
Feels °C
14
18
15
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
13
14
14
16
17
15
16
19
19
21
17
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