Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)999101112141414141313131212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632022112442843474113413362611871331297510199132116117128116858382
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
SE
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
E
5
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscrossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
7.71
10:56AM
7.92
11:17PM
8.16
11:34AM
8.31
11:54PM
8.48
12:12PM
8.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.58
5:35PM
1.17
5:56AM
1.08
6:16PM
0.81
6:37AM
0.74
6:57PM
0.64
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---7:05-------7:03-------7:01----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:53-------8:55
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211101012141414131111121415151514131111111111
Feels °C (?)1097659121311987811131313121198778
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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