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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | - | - |
| Evening (16 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
20 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 35 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:05AM8.17m | 11:26PM8.38m | 11:49AM8.36m | 00:09AM8.49m | 12:35PM8.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM1.18m | 5:51PM1.04m | 6:15AM0.84m | 6:37PM0.89m | 7:01AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 20 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 35 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 56 | 60 | — | 22 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 47 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 207 | 282 | 301 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 358 | 343 | 290 | 290 | 123 | 358 | 446 | 8 | 8 | 301 | 281 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 352 | 375 |
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