Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
14
15
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:34PM6.61m
6:42AM6.46m
7:19PM6.54m
8:19AM6.66m
8:43PM6.84m
Low Tide
00:31AM2.94m
1:16PM3.26m
2:02AM2.87m
2:44PM2.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:31
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
18
16
16
15
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