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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | - | - |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 56 | 63 | 84 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:16AM6.76m | 3:51PM6.50m | 4:09AM6.45m | 4:57PM6.27m | 5:23AM6.25m | 6:20PM6.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM2.63m | 10:29PM3.03m | 10:57AM2.90m | 11:25PM3.26m | 11:58AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | W 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 56 | 63 | 84 | 119 | 136 | 192 | 268 | 282 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 447 | 402 | 384 | 378 | 339 | 339 | 346 | 359 | 359 | 340 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 39 | 374 | 428 | 392 | 387 | 374 | 390 | 390 | 365 |
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