Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, moderate winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
0.1
W
8
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
49
49
47
59
166
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
29
33
117
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:30AM7.29m
9:56PM7.58m
10:30AM7.58m
10:53PM7.86m
11:26AM7.85m
Low Tide
3:52AM2.17m
4:21PM2.11m
4:53AM1.69m
5:19PM1.72m
5:47AM1.23m
6:11PM1.38m
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6:03
6:05
6:05
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10:04
10:02
10:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
25
26
24
22
21
20
19
18
22
22
20
20
18
18
18
18
25
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
16
15
16
21
20
17
14
13
13
12
11
16
16
14
13
12
13
14
15
22
23
21
19
20
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