Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
8
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
250
109
57
39
36
0
0
415
710
517
355
213
0
61
60
59
59
41
84
56
39
26
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM8.20m
1:16AM8.30m
1:36PM8.26m
1:50AM8.28m
2:11PM8.18m
Low Tide
7:25AM1.05m
7:42PM1.22m
8:01AM1.02m
8:19PM1.23m
8:38AM1.15m
8:57PM1.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
15
17
17
17
14
10
8
10
12
13
13
14
13
13
15
14
15
14
17
17
17
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