Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | glassy |
High Tide | 12:29PM8.36m | 00:43AM8.45m | 1:03PM8.39m | 1:17AM8.37m | 1:36PM8.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.96m | 7:22AM0.81m | 7:40PM1.03m | 7:57AM1.03m | 8:15PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 377 | 329 | 282 | 281 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 301 | 352 | 282 | 127 | 123 | 127 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 366 | 147 | 121 |
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