Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM8.42m | 1:33PM8.29m | 1:47AM8.34m | 2:12PM8.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.96m | 7:47AM0.67m | 8:06PM1.03m | 8:27AM0.88m | 8:45PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 12 | 20 | 26 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 329 | 383 | 339 | 339 | 147 | 369 | 345 | 339 | 375 | 768 | 339 | 339 | 345 | 339 | 348 | 369 | 386 | 732 |
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