Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 17 | 6 | 613 | 1914 | 2575 | 1845 | 1362 | 825 | 1075 | 1533 | 829 | 399 | 222 | 248 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 57 | 2808 | 4868 | 5244 | 3267 | 1835 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM6.33m | 8:35PM6.48m | 9:07AM6.75m | 9:22PM6.92m | 9:47AM7.22m | 10:01PM7.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM3.50m | 2:28PM3.53m | 2:58AM3.09m | 3:27PM3.02m | 3:50AM2.55m | 4:13PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 248 | 41 | 63 | 54 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 54 | 613 | 1914 | 2575 | 1845 | 1362 | 825 | 1075 | 1533 | 829 | 399 | — | 17 | 29 | 66 | 174 | 352 | 2808 | 4868 | 5244 | 3267 | 1835 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 321 | 367 | 129 | 534 | 500 | 535 | 597 | 141 | 410 | 410 | 182 | 367 | 58 | 426 | 633 | 462 | 290 | 161 | 509 | 447 | 815 | 752 | 738 |
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