
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 47 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:49AM6.69m | 10:03PM6.93m | 10:28AM7.16m | 10:40PM7.39m | 11:02AM7.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM3.05m | 4:12PM2.97m | 4:33AM2.49m | 4:52PM2.41m | 5:10AM1.94m | 5:29PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 3 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 50 | 47 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | NNE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 2 | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 4 | 141 | 140 | 141 | 290 | 281 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 147 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 39 | 4 | 4 |
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