Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414141313131212121211111211111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41141733626122913312910610199132126123140123858380745049494948
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
ESE
5
S
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
8.16
11:34AM
8.31
11:54PM
8.48
12:12PM
8.54
12:32AM
8.63
12:52PM
8.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.17
5:56AM
1.08
6:16PM
0.81
6:37AM
0.74
6:57PM
0.64
7:19AM
0.61
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:01-------7:00--
Sunset-8:52-------8:53-------8:55------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C14141513121212141514141413111010101011121191010
Feels °C (?)1213121099811131312121097667887454
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