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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | |
16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:13AM6.72m | 8:46PM6.87m | 9:05AM6.84m | 9:30PM7.03m | 9:49AM6.99m | 10:10PM7.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM2.86m | 2:46PM2.59m | 3:19AM2.66m | 3:42PM2.45m | 4:10AM2.41m | 4:29PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 127 | 118 | 118 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 147 | 147 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 206 | 292 | 302 | 348 | 354 |
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