Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 578 | 737 | 949 | 893 | 502 | 303 | 235 | 210 | 175 | 182 | 212 | 161 | 0 | 71 | 52 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM7.86m | 11:07PM8.00m | 11:28AM8.13m | 11:42PM8.20m | 12:00PM8.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM1.52m | 5:43AM1.21m | 6:02PM1.25m | 6:20AM1.09m | 6:39PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 52 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 515 | 578 | 737 | 949 | 893 | 502 | 303 | 235 | 210 | 175 | 182 | 212 | 161 | 115 | — | — | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 424 | 732 | 729 | 635 | 343 | 337 | 329 | 329 | 339 | 377 | 290 | 301 | 281 | 8 | 118 | 118 | 141 | 118 | 118 | 282 |
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