Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 201 | 269 | 736 | 614 | 297 | 233 | 200 | 143 | 150 | 461 | 398 | 334 | 256 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 99 | 96 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49PM8.50m | 11:07AM8.64m | 11:27PM8.60m | 11:45AM8.65m | 00:07AM8.50m | 12:25PM8.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.95m | 5:54PM0.87m | 6:14AM0.94m | 6:36PM0.88m | 6:57AM1.14m | 7:20PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 182 | 201 | 269 | — | — | — | 115 | 113 | 111 | 95 | 461 | 398 | 334 | 256 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 99 | 96 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 64 | 77 | 736 | 614 | 297 | 233 | 200 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 404 | 470 | 426 | 424 | 700 | 183 | 183 | 141 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 148 | 148 |
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