Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 CEST
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
10.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
1
W
1.4
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
1.4
NW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)9451110666614141481313677789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)390011101396651283938362417170326348349567562450351263
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
6.33
4:36AM
6.24
5:29PM
5.99
6:05AM
5.97
7:08PM
5.95
7:39AM
6.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
3.26
11:18AM
3.26
11:49PM
3.60
12:32PM
3.47
1:17AM
3.68
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:16-------7:13--
Sunset-8:42-------8:43-------8:45------
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C13119887791012111010101181099878810
Feels °C (?)9521123688544540211-1-1124
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