Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (05 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 188 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:37AM7.56m | 4:05PM7.42m | 4:28AM7.26m | 5:01PM7.14m | 5:32AM6.94m | 6:09PM6.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM1.92m | 10:49PM2.26m | 11:14AM2.31m | 11:45PM2.58m | 12:15PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 48 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 36 | 82 | 105 | 110 | 145 | 155 | 188 | 139 | 90 | 67 | 53 | 39 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 408 | 343 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 161 | 301 | 290 | 290 | 369 | 390 | 481 | 348 | 339 | 346 | 126 | 346 | 346 | 405 | 467 | 467 | 446 |
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