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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNE 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
0 | 85 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 340 | 360 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:45AM6.29m | 7:31PM6.45m | 7:52AM6.56m | 8:28PM6.82m | 8:47AM6.96m | 9:16PM7.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM3.01m | 1:48AM3.14m | 2:20PM2.73m | 2:55AM2.73m | 3:22PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | 9:35 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 85 | 42 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 126 | 131 | 279 | 340 | 360 | 336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 347 | 359 | 279 | 390 | 391 | 600 | 600 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 207 | 306 | 346 | 500 | 606 | 346 | 346 | 387 | 804 | 782 | 872 | 872 | 768 |
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