Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 250 | 109 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 710 | 517 | 355 | 213 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 84 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | 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-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM8.20m | 1:16AM8.30m | 1:36PM8.26m | 1:50AM8.28m | 2:11PM8.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM1.05m | 7:42PM1.22m | 8:01AM1.02m | 8:19PM1.23m | 8:38AM1.15m | 8:57PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 250 | 109 | 57 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 60 | 42 | 32 | 21 | 84 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 504 | — | — | 52 | — | 28 | 84 | 154 | 415 | 710 | 517 | 355 | 213 | 140 | 83 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 127 | 0 | 772 | 0 | 536 | 419 | 410 | 472 | 258 | 278 | 248 | 387 | 290 | 143 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 387 | 301 | 176 |
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