Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 1165 | 973 | 548 | 324 | 227 | 141 | 42 | 49 | 125 | 2614 | 8055 | 6765 | 4417 | 2923 | 1976 | 1099 | 581 | 325 | 63 | 259 | 485 | 1231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:07AM6.75m | 9:22PM6.92m | 9:47AM7.22m | 10:01PM7.40m | 10:23AM7.70m | 10:37PM7.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM3.09m | 3:27PM3.02m | 3:50AM2.55m | 4:13PM2.45m | 4:33AM2.01m | 4:54PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 324 | 227 | 141 | 42 | 49 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | 63 | 36 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 716 | 1165 | 973 | 548 | — | 13 | 37 | 143 | 194 | 317 | 2614 | 8055 | 6765 | 4417 | 2923 | 1976 | 1099 | 581 | — | 181 | 259 | 485 | 1231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 472 | 301 | 58 | 0 | 439 | 540 | 390 | 342 | 200 | 129 | 447 | 1011 | 462 | 624 | 624 | 339 | 58 | 506 | 719 | 719 | 719 | 719 |
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