Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.0° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
10
11
13
0
112
176
168
158
156
112
89
78
95
109
148
236
262
255
180
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:49PM7.96m
3:09AM7.77m
3:34PM7.59m
4:00AM7.31m
4:29PM7.13m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.46m
9:38PM1.72m
10:00AM1.90m
10:26PM2.15m
10:51AM2.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
21
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
20
19
17
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
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