Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM5.96m | 8:14PM6.12m | 8:57AM6.26m | 9:17PM6.48m | 9:49AM6.69m | 10:03PM6.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM3.77m | 2:00PM3.90m | 2:47AM3.55m | 3:22PM3.51m | 3:49AM3.05m | 4:12PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 17 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 184 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 147 | 147 | 183 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 4 | 141 | 290 | 183 | 290 |
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