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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | |
7 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:25AM7.65m | 1:46PM7.40m | 1:59AM7.41m | 2:22PM7.12m | 2:35AM7.10m | 3:02PM6.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM1.77m | 8:25PM2.10m | 8:45AM2.03m | 9:02PM2.40m | 9:23AM2.33m | 9:42PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | W 5 | — | — | NE 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 348 | 371 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 387 | 391 | 719 | 719 | 348 | 348 | 534 | 382 | 354 | 354 | 348 | 378 | 544 | 644 | 534 | 574 |
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