Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 74 | 69 | 81 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:13PM7.83m | 11:32AM8.01m | 11:44PM8.19m | 12:03PM8.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM1.88m | 5:46AM1.46m | 6:04PM1.43m | 6:22AM1.10m | 6:40PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 49 | 74 | 69 | 81 | 68 | 59 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | 57 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 16 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 141 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 24 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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