Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 553 | 892 | 2869 | 3639 | 2561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM6.04m | 7:04AM6.04m | 7:32PM6.14m | 8:16AM6.33m | 8:35PM6.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM3.74m | 00:19AM3.60m | 1:02PM3.82m | 1:47AM3.50m | 2:28PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NE 6 | W 9 | W 16 | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 10 | — | W 9 | NW 16 | W 8 | N 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | NE 6 | W 10 | W 5 | NW 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 17 | N 6 | W 9 | N 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 10 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 121 | 141 | 94 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 129 | 553 | 892 | 2869 | 3639 | 2561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 290 | 160 | 160 | 301 | 342 | 118 | 367 | 446 | 496 | 540 | 419 | 721 | 703 | 496 | 410 |
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