Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:09PM7.29m | 11:33AM7.41m | 11:43PM7.66m | 12:04PM7.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM2.45m | 5:42AM1.99m | 5:59PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.57m | 6:33PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 49 | 112 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 354 | 382 | 390 | 641 | 753 | 394 | 390 | 394 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 476 | 535 | 339 | 58 |
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