Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 33 | 127 | 140 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 188 | 232 | 184 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM7.62m | 3:04AM7.32m | 3:22PM7.16m | 3:46AM6.81m | 4:07PM6.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM1.89m | 9:24PM2.11m | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.62m | 10:18AM2.98m | 10:43PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | — | — | 40 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 33 | 127 | 140 | 37 | 51 | 52 | 76 | 105 | 188 | 232 | 184 | 130 | 101 | 80 | 77 | 62 | 57 | 47 | 64 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 182 | 141 | 183 | 282 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 387 | 387 | 343 | 329 | 301 | 185 | 301 | 328 | 385 | 385 | 376 | 301 |
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