Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 51 | 71 | 209 | 207 | 195 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 63 | 48 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM7.97m | 1:54AM7.70m | 2:09PM7.63m | 2:30AM7.30m | 2:45PM7.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM1.66m | 8:20PM1.72m | 8:34AM2.06m | 8:53PM2.12m | 9:09AM2.51m | 9:30PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 51 | 71 | 209 | 207 | 195 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 50 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 22 | 48 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 37 | 63 | 25 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 282 | 0 | 290 | 329 | 161 | 161 | 176 |
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