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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | |
13 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 173 | 46 | 29 | 37 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:21PM7.48m | 11:42AM7.35m | 11:56PM7.55m | 12:18PM7.38m | 00:31AM7.55m | 12:54PM7.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM1.86m | 6:23PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.79m | 6:58PM2.00m | 7:18AM1.78m | 7:33PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 56 | — | 46 | 29 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 173 | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 74 | 105 | 109 | 171 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 301 | 141 | 141 | 182 | 182 | 176 | 141 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 301 | 127 | 141 | 476 | 476 | 624 | 182 | 141 |
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