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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 37 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 49 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 92 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 56 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 8.40 | 1:54AM 8.31 | 2:20PM 8.03 | 2:40AM 7.88 | 3:12PM 7.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:02AM 0.69 | 8:23PM 0.98 | 8:47AM 0.99 | 9:10PM 1.44 | 9:36AM 1.45 | 10:01PM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
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