Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM6.97m | 9:52PM7.25m | 10:28AM7.44m | 10:44PM7.72m | 11:14AM7.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM2.47m | 4:04PM2.47m | 4:33AM1.88m | 4:58PM1.90m | 5:22AM1.34m | 5:44PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 54 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | — | 17 | 9 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | 4 | 57 | 82 | 95 | 114 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 123 | 65 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 161 | 719 | 719 | 343 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 140 | 140 | 143 | 140 | 290 | 290 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 281 | 301 | 206 | 301 | 301 |
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