Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:30PM7.66m | 3:46AM7.56m | 4:18PM7.34m | 4:36AM7.17m | 5:09PM6.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM1.80m | 10:20AM1.76m | 10:42PM2.25m | 11:05AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 600 | 481 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 423 | 423 | 423 | 720 | 481 | 390 | 362 | 362 | 389 | 732 | 402 | 402 | 402 |
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