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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 CET
Forecast 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
8.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)10899109101011121211111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1912396188147225225265274319102979569696962688559383680
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
NW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
6.62
5:29AM
6.59
5:56PM
6.38
6:29AM
6.47
7:00PM
6.30
7:29AM
6.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
3.07
11:48AM
3.34
12:17AM
3.38
1:02PM
3.46
1:33AM
3.47
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------8:52-------8:52-------8:51-
Sunset5:20-------5:22-------5:22-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
112-1--3441--11--1111---
Temp. °C567911101012111110101010101011101097777
Feels °C (?)-5-4-4-153445465653364562234
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