Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.6° C
3.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)--
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
200
184
188
0
0
0
173
182
156
108
71
31
19
16
26
24
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:12PM7.09m
4:35AM6.79m
5:03PM6.65m
5:35AM6.34m
6:09PM6.30m
Low Tide
10:42PM2.65m
11:01AM2.90m
11:28PM3.15m
11:52AM3.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:06
 mm
3
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
14
13
12
11
13
12
14
15
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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