Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:16AM8.45m | 12:35PM8.52m | 00:50AM8.56m | 1:08PM8.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM1.11m | 6:58AM0.90m | 7:17PM0.96m | 7:35AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 258 | 143 | 129 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 580 | 534 | 470 |
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