Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM7.80m | 11:40PM8.08m | 12:11PM8.11m | 00:25AM8.33m | 12:53PM8.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM1.30m | 5:59PM1.42m | 6:23AM0.89m | 6:44PM1.10m | 7:06AM0.67m | 7:26PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 206 | 147 | 147 | 349 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 379 | 387 | 387 | 118 | 176 | 290 | 301 | 329 | 387 | 387 | 377 | 345 |
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