Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 52 | 39 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 175 | 150 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM6.60m | 8:44PM6.82m | 9:30AM6.97m | 9:52PM7.25m | 10:28AM7.44m | 10:44PM7.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM2.92m | 2:54PM2.99m | 3:32AM2.47m | 4:04PM2.47m | 4:33AM1.88m | 4:58PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 16 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 31 | 34 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 62 | — | — | — | 20 | 45 | 102 | 156 | 161 | 175 | 150 | 119 | 74 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 343 | 368 | 301 | 339 | 282 | 282 | 141 | 118 | 64 | 118 | 140 | 719 | 343 | 343 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 140 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 0 |
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