Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
10
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
10
21
37
57
37
45
51
52
39
52
51
0
0
0
161
175
150
0
25
25
36
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
40
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM6.60m
8:44PM6.82m
9:30AM6.97m
9:52PM7.25m
10:28AM7.44m
10:44PM7.72m
Low Tide
2:12AM2.92m
2:54PM2.99m
3:32AM2.47m
4:04PM2.47m
4:33AM1.88m
4:58PM1.90m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
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8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
11
1
1
Temp °C
23
19
18
19
20
21
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
16
16
17
18
19
16
16
14
15
14
13
12
10
11
10
11
12
10
10
12
12
13
14
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