Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:28AM7.16m | 10:40PM7.39m | 11:02AM7.61m | 11:13PM7.83m | 11:32AM8.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM2.41m | 5:10AM1.94m | 5:29PM1.88m | 5:46AM1.46m | 6:04PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | NNE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 33 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 118 | 147 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 140 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 160 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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