Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etretat sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.2
WNW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.2
NNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)661268811111111112019566516666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)725814222919121212911403510310796024203239104705235
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
6.52
5:16AM
6.44
6:22PM
6.33
6:58AM
6.43
7:54PM
6.54
8:17AM
6.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
3.11
12:10PM
2.95
12:58AM
3.22
1:43PM
2.80
2:21AM
2.88
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:46-------6:43--
Sunset-7:20-------7:22-------7:22------
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------132---111-----
Temp. °C7799876791099977788876556
Feels °C (?)2245431145433-1-1-10-1-1-1-1-101
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