Etretat Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for meaningful surf. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell and not much to get excited about. Hold onto your boards, it's going to be a flat spell for a while.

We're looking at a big gap from now until about the 9th of August. There's just nothing on the table. A few tiny waves try to show mid-week, but they're just not worth suiting up for. You’ll see some clean conditions with offshore breezes on the 4th and 5th, but the swell just isn't there. On the 5th, we do get a little bump to 4ft from the west, but it's short-period wind swell with fresh offshores – it’ll be a bit of a mess and not worth the paddle out.

Then there's another lull from the 6th through to the 8th. A couple of days of nothing, really. It’s the kind of stretch where you're better off polishing your board or checking the tide charts for next month.

Now, for the one true standout in this whole period: Sunday, the 16th of August. Monday the 16th, actually. Early morning at Etretat, we’ve got some glassy conditions with zero wind and a surfable 4ft of west-northwest swell. The energy is still only moderate at 98, and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it's not going to be a world-beater. But compared to everything else, this is it. This is the window. If you can only paddle out once in the next two weeks, make it this morning. It’s the only time the stars align for anything close to a decent wave.

After that, we're back to small dribbles. The 17th has a tiny 1ft pulse but the wind gets on it in the afternoon. There's a bit of a west-northwest breeze on the 18th, but again, no swell to push it. So there you have it. A long, slow grind with one bright, glassy morning on the 16th to look forward to. Keep your eyes on the forecast, because in this game, things can change quickly. But for now, this is what we've got.

Rusty, out.

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