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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:30PM7.03m | 9:49AM6.99m | 10:10PM7.20m | 10:29AM7.13m | 10:46PM7.36m | 11:06AM7.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM2.45m | 4:10AM2.41m | 4:29PM2.29m | 4:53AM2.18m | 5:10PM2.16m | 5:32AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 3 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | NNW 3 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 183 | 183 | 202 | 281 | 183 | 183 | 206 | 302 | 366 | 302 | 378 | 378 | 391 | 348 | 339 | 339 | 292 | 290 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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