Surf Forecasts:
Etretat surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NE swell with 36 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Etretat this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Etretat in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Etretat over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the table for Etretat.
Honestly, this is a tough one to call. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim for us. There's not a single surfable recommendation in the whole stretch. The energy is just not there, and we're stuck with a run of poor surf conditions that stretches from this Saturday, the 18th of July, right through to the end of the month and into the start of August. You're looking at a solid blank run of about two weeks where the surf is basically non-existent.
The first few days are a write-off. Saturday morning the 18th has a tiny bit of swell, only 1ft from the WNW, but it’s a pathetic 4-second period with a combined energy of just (4). It's clean, but it's barely a ripple. The wind swings around to a strong onshore from the NE in the afternoon, and it just gets worse. Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th are the same story: onshore wind, tiny swell, and poor all around. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
We get a brief moment of clean conditions on Wednesday the 22nd with a light offshore, but the swell is still a joke. 0.3ft from the W with a 10-second period and an energy of (2) is not enough to do anything with. It's a tease.
The rest of the week and into the next is just more of the same. Some offshore winds on the 25th and 26th, but with zero swell. Even when a little pulse shows up at the very end of the month, like on the 29th of July, with 2ft from the W, the period is a dismal 5 seconds and the energy is only (25). The wind is either onshore or cross-shore, making it a messy, choppy affair.
Look, this is one of those times where you just have to accept it. The area is going through a flat spell, and the forecasts aren't promising anything to change it. The best advice is to save the wax, check the forecasts again in a few days, and hope for a change. For now, the lineup is taking a holiday.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 10 | NW 3 | W 9 | NNE 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:12AM8.16m | 2:44PM7.93m | 2:58AM7.91m | 3:30PM7.66m | 3:46AM7.56m | 4:18PM7.34m | 4:36AM7.17m | 5:09PM6.99m | 5:31AM6.78m | 6:04PM6.70m | 6:32AM6.46m | 7:04PM6.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM1.18m | 8:53AM0.92m | 9:14PM1.43m | 9:36AM1.28m | 9:57PM1.80m | 10:20AM1.76m | 10:42PM2.25m | 11:05AM2.29m | 11:30PM2.70m | 11:54AM2.80m | 00:26AM3.09m | 12:53PM3.21m | 1:35AM3.33m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 4 | W 9 | NW 3 | W 9 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 597 | 600 | 600 | 359 | 600 | 402 | 252 | 390 | 600 | 361 | 378 | 587 | 447 | 768 | 391 | 347 | 389 | 600 |
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