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Etretat surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etretat today?
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:35PM6.81m | 5:59AM6.74m | 6:49PM6.70m | 7:11AM6.67m | 7:53PM6.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM2.19m | 11:52PM2.73m | 12:27PM2.51m | 1:04AM2.90m | 1:39PM2.64m | 2:16AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | 9:51 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 9 |
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 118 | 121 | 140 | 141 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 118 |
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