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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etretat sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 8 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 67 | 84 | 159 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:51PM6.50m | 4:09AM6.45m | 4:57PM6.27m | 5:23AM6.25m | 6:20PM6.24m | 6:45AM6.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM3.03m | 10:57AM2.90m | 11:25PM3.26m | 11:58AM3.05m | 00:33AM3.32m | 1:09PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 67 | 84 | 159 | 225 | 241 | 352 | 489 | 423 | 359 | 241 | 156 | 97 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 339 | 346 | 340 | 331 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 371 | 428 | 371 | 720 | 374 | 534 | 328 | 328 | 328 | 329 | 279 | 371 | 279 |
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