
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 57 | 37 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:44PM6.82m | 9:30AM6.97m | 9:52PM7.25m | 10:28AM7.44m | 10:44PM7.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM2.99m | 3:32AM2.47m | 4:04PM2.47m | 4:33AM1.88m | 4:58PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
37 | 57 | 37 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 31 | — | 28 | 17 | — | — | 15 | 25 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
6 | — | 17 | — | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | — |
21 | 33 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | 5 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 93 | 119 | 107 | 80 | 53 | 36 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 373 | 301 | 282 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 719 | 343 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 161 | 140 | 285 |
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