Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (18 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM7.89m | 3:06AM7.73m | 3:29PM7.52m | 3:48AM7.28m | 4:12PM7.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:42AM1.76m | 10:02PM2.14m | 10:20AM2.33m | 10:42PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 |
8 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 200 | 134 | 104 | 74 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 768 | 185 | 330 | 301 | 301 | 378 | 845 | 768 | 200 | 143 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 282 | 301 | 387 | 343 |
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