Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:14AM6.94m | 11:27PM7.21m | 11:53AM7.21m | 00:04AM7.46m | 12:28PM7.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM2.46m | 6:07AM2.05m | 6:23PM2.15m | 6:42AM1.74m | 6:58PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 183 | 147 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 301 | 301 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 387 | 732 | 421 | 391 |
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