Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM8.29m | 1:47AM8.34m | 2:12PM8.16m | 2:26AM8.10m | 2:50PM7.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.67m | 8:06PM1.03m | 8:27AM0.88m | 8:45PM1.27m | 9:05AM1.26m | 9:23PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 337 | 339 | 147 | 390 | 339 | 339 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 369 | 732 | 732 | 345 | 374 | 386 | 386 | 383 | 760 | 732 | 768 | 301 |
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