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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNE 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
42 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 385 | 397 | 336 | 268 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | 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 | cross | |
High Tide | 7:31PM6.45m | 7:52AM6.56m | 8:28PM6.82m | 8:47AM6.96m | 9:16PM7.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM3.01m | 1:48AM3.14m | 2:20PM2.73m | 2:55AM2.73m | 3:22PM2.29m | 3:52AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | 9:35 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 59 | 130 | 187 | 355 | 385 | 397 | 336 | 268 | 234 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 378 | 378 | 600 | 306 | 202 | 183 | 207 | 207 | 346 | 732 | 597 | 346 | 346 | 358 | 509 | 807 | 807 | 768 | 916 | 794 | 343 | 390 | 390 |
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