Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.2°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
264
269
180
139
0
33
21
32
22
22
33
32
21
11
13
9
9
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:29PM7.13m
5:06AM6.82m
5:43PM6.72m
6:36AM6.52m
7:17PM6.59m
Low Tide
10:51AM2.43m
11:23PM2.61m
11:56AM2.94m
00:39AM2.95m
1:23PM3.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
25
27
28
26
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
13
15
23
25
26
23
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