Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
15
15
12
5
5
5
18
0
0
170
148
128
132
119
100
97
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM8.18m
2:27AM8.10m
2:49PM7.96m
3:09AM7.77m
3:34PM7.59m
Low Tide
8:57PM1.41m
9:17AM1.46m
9:38PM1.72m
10:00AM1.90m
10:26PM2.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
22
21
Feels °C
16
17
18
16
16
15
16
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
20
22
20
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