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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
10.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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 kJ (?) | 137 | 131 | 136 | 124 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 63 | 83 | 176 | 161 | 113 | 108 | 160 | 243 | 225 | 157 | 121 | 143 | 705 | 597 | 572 | 448 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 7.34 | 3:25AM 7.05 | 3:45PM 6.97 | 4:33AM 6.79 | 4:54PM 6.70 | 5:40AM 6.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 2.23 | 9:23PM 2.06 | 9:49AM 2.66 | 10:18PM 2.51 | 10:48AM 3.03 | 11:20PM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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