Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 CEST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.1
W
11
1.6
NNE
6
0.1
W
11
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
53
93
136
2
0
2
0
0
0
86
45
21
8
5
0
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23AM6.25m
6:20PM6.24m
6:45AM6.29m
7:31PM6.45m
7:52AM6.56m
8:28PM6.82m
Low Tide
11:25PM3.26m
11:58AM3.05m
00:33AM3.32m
1:09PM3.01m
1:48AM3.14m
2:20PM2.73m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:31
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
12
12
7
6
5
6
6
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
55
53
93
136
131
185
227
209
192
142
86
45
21
8
5
4
4
4
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
481
339
392
392
392
488
446
365
306
279
279
279
391
386
600
306
306
306
207
421
346
488
346
346
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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