Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 33 | 0 | 672 | 1165 | 941 | 537 | 255 | 113 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 616 | 698 | 447 | 308 | 200 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM8.02m | 00:45AM8.18m | 1:04PM8.20m | 1:16AM8.30m | 1:36PM8.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM1.36m | 7:25AM1.05m | 7:42PM1.22m | 8:01AM1.02m | 8:19PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 113 | 54 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 42 | 115 | 672 | 1165 | 941 | 537 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 61 | 184 | 479 | 616 | 698 | 447 | 308 | 200 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 538 | 342 | 377 | 535 | 301 | 301 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 419 | 476 | 472 | 624 | 258 | 387 | 385 | 301 | 143 |
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