Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.6° C
3.5° 

Etretat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Etretat today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.7
WNW
5
0.1
W
8
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
19
1
13
7
4
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
15
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:27PM6.83m
8:11AM6.77m
8:43PM6.99m
9:25AM7.03m
9:51PM7.32m
Low Tide
2:21AM2.78m
3:00PM2.80m
3:40AM2.40m
4:12PM2.39m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
22
24
23
21
22
25
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
21
21
20
Feels °C
20
19
18
20
18
17
17
22
19
18
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
19
17
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