Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
W
9
0.4
NNE
6
0.1
W
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
18
26
29
26
23
24
38
40
69
105
90
63
0
2
0
2
11
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM6.04m
8:41PM6.24m
9:21AM6.26m
9:42PM6.53m
10:15AM6.62m
10:30PM6.90m
Low Tide
2:05AM3.66m
2:46PM3.73m
3:29AM3.40m
3:57PM3.39m
4:24AM2.96m
4:45PM2.93m
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
15
14
17
19
19
19
18
16
14
14
18
23
24
23
20
18
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
12
13
11
11
8
8
11
16
16
16
14
12
13
15
16
19
19
21
19
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