Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 194 | 295 | 196 | 134 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 128 | 132 | 136 | 124 | 134 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM7.16m | 3:46AM6.81m | 4:07PM6.67m | 4:41AM6.31m | 5:12PM6.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.62m | 10:18AM2.98m | 10:43PM3.12m | 11:05AM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 194 | 295 | 196 | 134 | 131 | — | 69 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 64 | 91 | 98 | 124 | 128 | 132 | 136 | 124 | 134 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 387 | 387 | 343 | 329 | 329 | 185 | 176 | 301 | 385 | 385 | 376 | 301 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 301 | 301 | 385 | 329 | 8 |
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