Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 148 | 127 | 81 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11PM8.18m | 2:27AM8.10m | 2:49PM7.96m | 3:09AM7.77m | 3:34PM7.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM1.15m | 8:57PM1.41m | 9:17AM1.46m | 9:38PM1.72m | 10:00AM1.90m | 10:26PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 66 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | — | 28 | 75 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 148 | 127 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 8 | 127 | 207 | 377 | 371 | 281 | 121 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 302 | 759 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 0 | 301 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 0 |
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