Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | NNW 6 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 19 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 161 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 542 | 699 | 828 | 881 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM7.07m | 9:43PM7.27m | 10:14AM7.49m | 10:29PM7.68m | 10:54AM7.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM2.47m | 4:15AM1.93m | 4:40PM1.94m | 5:02AM1.49m | 5:23PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 19 | 154 | 248 | 213 | 254 | 209 | 203 | 161 | 114 | 67 | 51 | 36 | 71 | 158 | 353 | 542 | 699 | 828 | 881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 744 | 807 | 980 | 930 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 306 | 301 | 207 | 301 | 369 | 386 | 442 | 537 | 732 | 621 | 387 |
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