Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 25 | 39 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM8.52m | 00:50AM8.56m | 1:08PM8.56m | 1:26AM8.49m | 1:45PM8.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.96m | 7:35AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.99m | 8:15AM1.08m | 8:36PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 25 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 11 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 2 | S 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 208 | 204 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 716 | 303 | 339 | 409 | 377 | 282 | 127 | 424 | 150 | 4 | 4 |
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