Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.4° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
22
62
40
2
2
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
11
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM7.81m
2:16AM7.88m
2:40PM7.77m
2:54AM7.77m
3:19PM7.64m
Low Tide
8:44PM1.62m
9:03AM1.41m
9:22PM1.74m
9:42AM1.61m
10:03PM1.96m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:37
9:36
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
21
20
19
21
24
24
25
23
21
19
19
19
20
24
24
23
21
Feels °C
18
19
16
16
16
20
22
22
23
21
21
18
18
18
18
23
25
23
21
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