Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM6.29m | 8:05PM6.43m | 8:39AM6.28m | 9:04PM6.50m | 9:37AM6.42m | 9:58PM6.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM3.42m | 2:53AM3.33m | 3:22PM3.37m | 3:58AM3.10m | 4:20PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 56 | 58 | 77 | 66 | 60 | 75 | 131 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 447 | 792 | 1498 | 767 | 732 | 735 | 719 | 926 | 762 | 762 | 752 | 329 | 386 | 390 | 390 | 627 | 538 | 768 | 408 | 336 | ||
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