Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM8.34m | 2:12PM8.16m | 2:26AM8.10m | 2:50PM7.89m | 3:06AM7.73m | 3:29PM7.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.88m | 8:45PM1.27m | 9:05AM1.26m | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:42AM1.76m | 10:02PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 48 | 77 | 97 | 106 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 387 | 732 | 732 | 331 | 339 | 386 | 386 | 656 | 390 | 751 | 387 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 378 | 375 | 476 | 762 | 736 | 168 |
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