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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 Feb 2026 CET
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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
8.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.7
NNE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121261111101113121212121212128810688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4903342521921451816364544232313050515049288280242373717960
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
S
20
S
30
S
45
SSE
45
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
6.23
8:35PM
6.25
8:56AM
6.53
9:30PM
6.63
9:45AM
6.93
10:12PM
7.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
3.37
3:11AM
3.33
3:38PM
2.88
3:58AM
2.83
4:20PM
2.34
4:38AM
2.31
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--------8:11-------8:10-------
Sunset--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1-22232211
Temp. °C8999966556665431358910988
Feels °C (?)47653-4-5-5-5-3-212-2-5-9-7-2441-1-3-3
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