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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
13.1° 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 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | |
14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 68 | 138 | 190 | 246 | 182 | 334 | 270 | 246 | 302 | 233 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:35PM8.37m | 00:54AM8.43m | 1:23PM8.21m | 1:41AM8.19m | 2:14PM7.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.69m | 7:23PM0.91m | 7:48AM0.72m | 8:11PM1.12m | 8:36AM0.95m | 8:59PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | 9:44 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 53 | — | 68 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 246 | 302 | 233 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 60 | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 78 | 21 | 138 | 190 | 246 | 182 | 334 | 270 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 472 | 472 | 301 | 580 | 732 | 732 | 506 | 0 | 8 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 207 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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