Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.0° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.5
W
8
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
181
168
163
137
135
112
97
97
113
0
198
286
255
180
134
0
33
44
21
21
22
34
23
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM7.77m
3:34PM7.59m
4:00AM7.31m
4:29PM7.13m
5:06AM6.82m
5:43PM6.72m
Low Tide
10:00AM1.90m
10:26PM2.15m
10:51AM2.43m
11:23PM2.61m
11:56AM2.94m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
20
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
18
20
19
19
17
16
15
17
16
16
16
14
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
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