Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
25
39
32
24
23
34
32
12
12
11
11
5
4
5
54
95
95
108
66
50
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:28AM7.44m
10:44PM7.72m
11:14AM7.86m
11:28PM8.10m
11:53AM8.18m
Low Tide
4:58PM1.90m
5:22AM1.34m
5:44PM1.41m
6:05AM0.96m
6:25PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
14
13
14
16
17
18
18
18
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