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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CESTForecast 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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 211 | 244 | 338 | 147 | 411 | 417 | 336 | 261 | 229 | 133 | 129 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 132 | 116 | 117 | 133 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:56AM 7.92 | 11:17PM 8.16 | 11:34AM 8.31 | 11:54PM 8.48 | 12:12PM 8.54 | 12:32AM 8.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 1.58 | 5:35PM 1.17 | 5:56AM 1.08 | 6:16PM 0.81 | 6:37AM 0.74 | 6:57PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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