Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 CEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
WNW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)98889797988899999910910131014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2537201113999232212122326284283136145175148259141163
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
6.68
9:35AM
6.90
10:02PM
7.20
10:17AM
7.43
10:40PM
7.71
10:56AM
7.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
2.80
4:08PM
2.29
4:32AM
2.18
4:53PM
1.69
5:15AM
1.58
5:35PM
1.17
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---7:09-------7:07-------7:05----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:51-------8:52
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C98871013151313131211121315141311101010121413
Feels °C (?)644258119997679101110777691212
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