Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
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
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
9
9
9
2
2
8
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM7.10m
8:18PM7.18m
8:47AM7.40m
9:03PM7.46m
9:25AM7.66m
9:41PM7.69m
Low Tide
1:52AM2.49m
2:24PM2.55m
2:50AM2.15m
3:16PM2.15m
3:37AM1.86m
4:00PM1.82m
4:18AM1.67m
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Temp °C
8
6
5
5
8
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
12
11
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11
10
Feels °C
2
0
-1
0
3
7
7
6
5
7
6
6
9
9
10
9
8
8
6
5
7
8
8
7
7
10
8
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