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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | |
20 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 60 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:46PM7.40m | 1:59AM7.41m | 2:22PM7.12m | 2:35AM7.10m | 3:02PM6.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM1.77m | 8:25PM2.10m | 8:45AM2.03m | 9:02PM2.40m | 9:23AM2.33m | 9:42PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | 9:25 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 60 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 378 | 378 | 385 | 378 | 378 | 387 | 381 | 390 | 345 | 719 | 371 | 348 | 387 | 377 | 345 | 215 | 215 | 378 | 397 | 644 | 502 | 502 | 493 |
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