Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 77 | 102 | 128 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM8.27m | 12:32PM8.31m | 00:48AM8.20m | 1:03PM8.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM1.15m | 6:55AM1.15m | 7:13PM1.21m | 7:29AM1.35m | 7:46PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 77 | 102 | 128 | 74 | 53 | 52 | — | — | — | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 | — | 14 | 15 | 28 | 55 | 126 | 134 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 282 | 282 | 301 | 339 | 166 | 121 | 118 | 0 | 127 | 282 | 248 | 182 | 141 | 161 | 141 |
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