Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 52 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 190 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 233 | 175 | 112 | 56 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48AM7.28m | 4:12PM7.09m | 4:35AM6.79m | 5:03PM6.65m | 5:35AM6.34m | 6:09PM6.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM2.33m | 10:42PM2.65m | 11:01AM2.90m | 11:28PM3.15m | 11:52AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 122 | 85 | — | — | — | 19 | 106 | 226 | 190 | 193 | 139 | 125 | 110 | 202 | 233 | 175 | 112 | — | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 118 | 64 | 126 | 738 | 737 | 141 | 301 | 58 | 301 | 408 | 368 | 424 | 339 | 140 | 115 | 282 | 0 | 301 | 387 | 147 | 343 | 339 |
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