Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42PM6.53m | 10:15AM6.62m | 10:30PM6.90m | 10:58AM7.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM3.39m | 4:24AM2.96m | 4:45PM2.93m | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:23PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | W 9 | W 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 9 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 58 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 43 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 428 | 595 | 219 | 219 | 281 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 281 | 301 | 301 | 302 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 382 |
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