Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
4
18
16
15
14
13
25
24
30
34
33
24
24
17
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM8.17m
11:26PM8.38m
11:49AM8.36m
00:09AM8.49m
12:35PM8.37m
00:54AM8.43m
Low Tide
5:51PM1.04m
6:15AM0.84m
6:37PM0.89m
7:01AM0.69m
7:23PM0.91m
7:48AM0.72m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
8
7
4
2
6
7
9
8
7
6
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
18
16
15
10
13
25
24
30
34
33
24
24
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
14
12
11
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
42
40
31
31
42
40
40
43
35
36
30
34
27
32
38
40
40
31
1
6
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
301
356
346
358
301
343
290
176
339
405
339
339
343
301
161
207
282
282
282
127
118
282
641
669
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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