Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 CET
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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
9.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)8877776666887111111112019186665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7916895373891499672604122293227121291140353119518410494
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
6.86
4:38PM
6.52
5:16AM
6.44
6:22PM
6.33
6:58AM
6.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.59
10:44AM
2.65
11:23PM
3.11
12:10PM
2.95
12:58AM
3.22
1:43PM
2.80
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:50-------6:48-------6:46----
Sunset-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------131----
Temp. °C8766677898787679109777789
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-1-11124545302564-1-2-2-101
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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