Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 4 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 0 | 143 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 671 | 1450 | 2409 | 2159 | 1676 | 1038 | 1248 | 1436 | 749 | 443 | 162 | 221 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM6.14m | 8:16AM6.33m | 8:35PM6.48m | 9:07AM6.75m | 9:22PM6.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM3.82m | 1:47AM3.50m | 2:28PM3.53m | 2:58AM3.09m | 3:27PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 221 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 61 | 143 | 77 | 13 | 30 | 165 | 671 | 1450 | 2409 | 2159 | 1676 | 1038 | 1248 | 1436 | 749 | 443 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 301 | 282 | 118 | 446 | 358 | 534 | 534 | 599 | 534 | 535 | 606 | 472 | 410 | 339 | 141 | 352 | 351 | 460 | 647 |
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