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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 177 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 61 | 61 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:46PM7.36m | 11:06AM7.26m | 11:21PM7.48m | 11:42AM7.35m | 11:56PM7.55m | 12:18PM7.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM2.16m | 5:32AM1.99m | 5:47PM2.06m | 6:08AM1.86m | 6:23PM2.01m | 6:43AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 11 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 61 | 56 | — | 51 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 177 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 313 | 292 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 339 | 332 | 301 | 176 | 161 | 140 | 141 | 339 | 339 | 141 | 141 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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