Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:28PM7.45m | 00:38AM7.67m | 1:01PM7.64m | 1:10AM7.81m | 1:32PM7.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM1.88m | 7:17AM1.51m | 7:33PM1.70m | 7:51AM1.36m | 8:08PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 34 | — | — | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 387 | 732 | 387 | 378 | 331 | 387 | 378 | 339 | 2137 | 2137 | 339 | 391 | 369 | 371 | 339 | 339 | 378 | 339 | 339 | 385 |
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