Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 258 | 128 | 77 | 66 | 25 | 156 | 181 | 187 | 210 | 225 | 287 | 710 | 396 | 382 | 423 | 254 | 180 | 155 | 160 | 398 | 319 | 202 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM8.24m | 10:31AM8.45m | 10:49PM8.50m | 11:07AM8.64m | 11:27PM8.60m | 11:45AM8.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM1.15m | 5:14PM1.05m | 5:33AM0.95m | 5:54PM0.87m | 6:14AM0.94m | 6:36PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 258 | 128 | 58 | 27 | 25 | 156 | 181 | 187 | 210 | 225 | 287 | 5 | — | — | — | 106 | 180 | 108 | 64 | 398 | 319 | 202 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 77 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 155 | 160 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 382 | — | 9 | 19 | 42 | 83 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 56 | 87 | 710 | 396 | 382 | 423 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 301 | 58 | 8 | 62 | 358 | 426 | 426 | 8 | 404 | 370 | 404 | 716 | 426 | 426 | 807 | 343 | 339 | 183 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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