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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 6 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:09AM6.45m | 4:57PM6.27m | 5:23AM6.25m | 6:20PM6.24m | 6:45AM6.29m | 7:31PM6.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM2.90m | 11:25PM3.26m | 11:58AM3.05m | 00:33AM3.32m | 1:09PM3.01m | 1:48AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | 9:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 111 | 200 | 191 | 191 | 234 | 222 | 186 | 203 | 169 | 79 | 52 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 339 | 340 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 371 | 339 | 384 | 392 | 736 | 488 | 467 | 347 | 335 | 329 | 328 | 348 | 339 | 331 | 329 | 329 | 207 |
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