Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:58AM7.02m | 11:09PM7.29m | 11:33AM7.41m | 11:43PM7.66m | 12:04PM7.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:23PM2.45m | 5:42AM1.99m | 5:59PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.57m | 6:33PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 9 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 2 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 100 | 268 | 671 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 382 | 339 | 354 | 382 | 621 | 753 | 621 | 394 | 370 | 387 | 329 | 302 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 534 | 534 | 506 | 394 | 58 |
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