Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.8° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.1
W
11
1.1
W
5
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
9
9
9
9
40
39
28
19
18
45
41
26
26
26
26
24
23
47
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
0
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:03PM8.39m
1:17AM8.37m
1:36PM8.26m
1:52AM8.14m
2:10PM8.00m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.81m
7:40PM1.03m
7:57AM1.03m
8:15PM1.27m
8:32AM1.40m
8:49PM1.64m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
23
20
22
20
20
18
18
18
17
13
13
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