Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 CEST
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Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etretat sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)6111111111010101010920181617161616151416161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12526320615388755032321817386351170151144137734125254140
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
7.83
2:12PM
7.58
2:26AM
7.51
2:46PM
7.20
3:00AM
7.11
3:24PM
6.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.59
8:34AM
1.67
8:48PM
1.95
9:07AM
2.03
9:22PM
2.37
9:42AM
2.45
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---7:26-------7:24-------7:22----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:38-------8:39
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10988912151513111010121719181716151414181919
Feels °C (?)6754591211864471315151313121111151616
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