Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
9
9
9
2
2
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
0
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:18PM7.18m
8:47AM7.40m
9:03PM7.46m
9:25AM7.66m
9:41PM7.69m
Low Tide
2:24PM2.55m
2:50AM2.15m
3:16PM2.15m
3:37AM1.86m
4:00PM1.82m
4:18AM1.67m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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5:30
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
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