Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Etretat today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Etretat at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Etretat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 43 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM6.34m | 6:09PM6.30m | 6:51AM6.06m | 7:26PM6.14m | 8:11AM6.04m | 8:41PM6.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM3.41m | 00:32AM3.54m | 1:07PM3.75m | 2:05AM3.66m | 2:46PM3.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | N 4 | W 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 43 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 12 | 13 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 0 | 313 | 147 | 600 | 340 | 331 | 147 | 148 | 339 | 183 | 339 | 382 | 348 | 348 | 252 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 378 | 340 | 339 | 313 |
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