Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:11PM8.11m | 00:25AM8.33m | 12:53PM8.28m | 1:07AM8.42m | 1:33PM8.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM1.10m | 7:06AM0.67m | 7:26PM0.96m | 7:47AM0.67m | 8:06PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 387 | 387 | 383 | 150 | 290 | 147 | 313 | 313 | 383 | 387 | 339 | 331 | 339 | 340 | 345 | 329 | 343 | 768 | 339 | 345 |
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