Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
11.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etretat today?

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
20
19
18
25
47
55
2
3
14
16
21
19
13
15
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:35AM7.34m
4:17PM6.96m
4:44AM6.81m
5:43PM6.56m
6:16AM6.51m
7:18PM6.48m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.99m
11:00PM2.57m
11:35AM2.48m
00:13AM2.99m
12:55PM2.75m
1:38AM3.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
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9:02
9:05
9:07
9:07
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
18
17
13
12
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
14
14
13
14
13
7
5
7
10
13
12
7
6
5
5
7
8
9
11
10
7
5
6
7
10
9
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
28
11
3
2
8
7
24
15
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
5
2
8
9
9
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
9
9
8
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
20
19
18
25
47
55
2
1
14
16
21
19
13
15
1
2
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
373
370
379
352
352
328
328
347
193
193
328
292
328
328
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
140
147
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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