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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | |
11 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:06AM7.26m | 11:21PM7.48m | 11:42AM7.35m | 11:56PM7.55m | 12:18PM7.38m | 00:31AM7.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM2.06m | 6:08AM1.86m | 6:23PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.79m | 6:58PM2.00m | 7:18AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | 9:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 339 | 141 | 185 | 176 | 161 | 141 | 141 | 339 | 182 | 183 | 141 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 127 | 339 |
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