Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.71° N 0.19° E

Etretat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Etretat sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Etretat at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
20
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
9
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
8
32
55
49
74
69
81
68
59
57
33
29
14
14
13
12
12
23
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
0
SE
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:02AM7.61m
11:13PM7.83m
11:32AM8.01m
11:44PM8.19m
12:03PM8.33m
Low Tide
5:10AM1.94m
5:29PM1.88m
5:46AM1.46m
6:04PM1.43m
6:22AM1.10m
6:40PM1.11m
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Temp °C
20
19
18
19
22
21
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
18
20
21
22
20
Feels °C
16
15
14
16
20
18
17
16
17
16
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
18
20
21
18
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