Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.7° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
50
52
54
61
139
135
95
80
75
47
45
45
48
48
47
43
43
44
45
47
47
46
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:05AM8.23m
2:25PM8.09m
2:50AM7.80m
3:11PM7.61m
3:43AM7.24m
4:10PM7.06m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.46m
9:20PM1.60m
9:43AM1.99m
10:10PM2.10m
10:38AM2.57m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
13
12
13
14
15
17
16
15
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
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