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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 283 | 206 | 124 | 115 | 345 | 587 | 718 | 628 | 186 | 145 | 109 | 79 | 90 | 75 | 134 | 121 | 172 | 168 | 108 | 147 | 220 | 252 | 247 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 8.41 | 12:35AM 8.13 | 12:51PM 8.13 | 1:26AM 7.80 | 1:43PM 7.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:32AM 1.16 | 6:57PM 0.90 | 7:19AM 1.42 | 7:44PM 1.19 | 8:07AM 1.79 | 8:32PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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