Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
24
63
36
2
2
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
6
5
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
0
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:42AM7.89m
2:05PM7.81m
2:16AM7.88m
2:40PM7.77m
2:54AM7.77m
3:19PM7.64m
Low Tide
8:27AM1.33m
8:44PM1.62m
9:03AM1.41m
9:22PM1.74m
9:42AM1.61m
10:03PM1.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:37
9:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
22
22
22
21
19
19
20
23
23
23
22
21
19
19
19
20
23
25
23
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
18
18
18
18
21
25
23
22
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