Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1965 | 1202 | 636 | 335 | 200 | 104 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 103 | 142 | 153 | 169 | 220 | 207 | 332 | 451 | 371 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM8.24m | 10:31AM8.45m | 10:49PM8.50m | 11:07AM8.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM1.40m | 4:53AM1.15m | 5:14PM1.05m | 5:33AM0.95m | 5:54PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 200 | 95 | 58 | 34 | 57 | 103 | 142 | 153 | 169 | 220 | 207 | 332 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 74 | 104 | 77 | 66 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1965 | 1202 | 636 | 335 | — | 14 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 64 | 451 | 371 | 388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 339 | 301 | 58 | 8 | 62 | 358 | 426 | 426 | 8 | 404 | 370 | 404 | 716 | 426 | 426 | 807 | 343 | 339 |
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