Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 14 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 4 | 48 | 61 | 39 | 85 | 36 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 232 | 176 | 170 | 80 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM8.42m | 2:05AM8.23m | 2:25PM8.09m | 2:50AM7.80m | 3:11PM7.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM1.08m | 8:36PM1.21m | 8:57AM1.46m | 9:20PM1.60m | 9:43AM1.99m | 10:10PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 48 | 61 | 11 | 85 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 37 | 232 | 176 | 170 | 80 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 41 | 57 | 49 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 282 | 141 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 248 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 147 |
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