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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 198 | 184 | 54 | 48 | 29 | 36 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 11:06AM7.26m | 11:21PM7.48m | 11:42AM7.35m | 11:56PM7.55m | 12:18PM7.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM1.99m | 5:47PM2.06m | 6:08AM1.86m | 6:23PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.79m | 6:58PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 45 | — | — | 54 | 48 | 29 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 198 | 184 | 26 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 339 | 141 | 301 | 176 | 161 | 141 | 141 | 339 | 182 | 176 | 140 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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