Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 77 | 146 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26PM6.74m | 4:02AM6.39m | 4:25PM6.30m | 5:23AM6.06m | 5:59PM6.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM3.00m | 10:35AM3.42m | 11:06PM3.39m | 11:37AM3.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 | WNW 11 | W 10 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NE 6 | W 9 | NE 6 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 89 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 4 | — | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 91 | 77 | 146 | 170 | 176 | 245 | 175 | — | 49 | 72 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 315 | 298 | 321 | 331 | 331 | 24 | 24 | 215 | 174 | 24 | 39 | 118 | 148 | 208 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 118 |
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