Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 192 | 189 | 94 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 653 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM7.41m | 11:43PM7.66m | 12:04PM7.75m | 00:14AM7.96m | 12:34PM8.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.57m | 6:33PM1.62m | 6:51AM1.25m | 7:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 | WNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 192 | 189 | 94 | 57 | 39 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 85 | 171 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 21 | 92 | 653 | 1088 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 393 | 339 | 302 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 447 | 394 | 394 | 302 | 303 | 8 | 8 | 544 | 438 | 599 | 476 | 714 | 301 |
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