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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
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 Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 128 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:49AM8.36m | 00:09AM8.49m | 12:35PM8.37m | 00:54AM8.43m | 1:23PM8.21m | 1:41AM8.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.84m | 6:37PM0.89m | 7:01AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.91m | 7:48AM0.72m | 8:11PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | 9:43 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 50 | 110 | 128 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 339 | 405 | 446 | 390 | 176 | 339 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 282 | 282 | 127 | 4 | 472 | 565 | 580 | 683 | 732 | 732 | 424 | 301 | 301 |
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