Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 0 | 285 | 212 | 147 | 271 | 67 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 77 | 46 | 156 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM8.20m | 1:21AM8.01m | 1:35PM7.97m | 1:54AM7.70m | 2:09PM7.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM1.41m | 8:02AM1.66m | 8:20PM1.72m | 8:34AM2.06m | 8:53PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | 271 | 43 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 77 | 45 | 156 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 46 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 51 | 138 | 285 | 212 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 390 | 387 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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