Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 248 | 192 | 186 | 145 | 96 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 18 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:07AM8.50m | 12:25PM8.47m | 00:51AM8.20m | 1:10PM8.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.88m | 6:57AM1.14m | 7:20PM1.10m | 7:43AM1.51m | 8:08PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 314 | 248 | 192 | 186 | 145 | 96 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | — | E 2 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 147 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 4 | 147 | 39 |
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