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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 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) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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