Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 72 | 209 | 265 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 52 | 69 | 74 | 64 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 64 | 91 | 84 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:09PM7.63m | 2:30AM7.30m | 2:45PM7.21m | 3:10AM6.85m | 3:26PM6.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM2.06m | 8:53PM2.12m | 9:09AM2.51m | 9:30PM2.56m | 9:48AM2.98m | 10:12PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 72 | 209 | 265 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 69 | 74 | 64 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 16 | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | — | — | 74 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 52 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 64 | 91 | 84 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 248 | 0 | 290 | 337 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 176 | 200 | 176 | 160 | 298 | 298 | 298 |
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