Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 974 | 2719 | 3545 | 3255 | 2356 | 2212 | 2205 | 1965 | 1284 | 652 | 382 | 239 | 106 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 117 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:37PM7.86m | 10:57AM8.12m | 11:13PM8.24m | 11:31AM8.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.89m | 5:13AM1.52m | 5:34PM1.40m | 5:53AM1.15m | 6:14PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 101 | 52 | 35 | 57 | 117 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 77 | 66 | 25 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 143 | 974 | 2719 | 3545 | 3255 | 2356 | 2212 | 2205 | 1965 | 1284 | 652 | 382 | — | 9 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 37 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 719 | 716 | 703 | 688 | 694 | 694 | 719 | 343 | 258 | 301 | 58 | 8 | 62 | 358 | 426 | 426 | 470 | 425 |
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