Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
45
49
53
43
0
0
0
14
10
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
20
NNE
25
ENE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM6.53m
10:15AM6.62m
10:30PM6.90m
10:58AM7.02m
Low Tide
3:57PM3.39m
4:24AM2.96m
4:45PM2.93m
5:06AM2.47m
5:23PM2.45m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
20
18
16
16
19
23
24
22
21
21
18
17
19
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
14
13
12
13
17
22
21
21
21
19
16
15
18
21
19
17
20
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