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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | W 14 | W 14 | |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 95 | 153 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:45AM6.53m | 8:33PM6.66m | 8:53AM6.75m | 9:28PM6.94m | 9:44AM7.04m | 10:11PM7.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM2.69m | 2:55AM2.83m | 3:25PM2.39m | 3:55AM2.43m | 4:18PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:13 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 95 | 153 | 257 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 331 | 206 | 351 | 345 | 313 | 285 | 313 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 346 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 369 | 369 | 331 | 331 | 347 | 353 |
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