Etretat Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
20.6° C
3.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
4
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
9
0.4
NE
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
7
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:32AM6.94m
6:09PM6.90m
6:49AM6.73m
7:27PM6.83m
8:11AM6.77m
8:43PM6.99m
Low Tide
12:15PM2.69m
00:56AM2.81m
1:34PM2.92m
2:21AM2.78m
3:00PM2.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
27
27
26
23
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
23
23
22
20
19
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