Surf Forecasts:
Etretat surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 123 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Etretat this week:
The surf forecast for Etretat over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Etretat in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Etretat over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s call a spade a spade: Etretat is looking bleak for the next 16 days. We’re talking tiny, weak swell and winds that just won’t line up. The reef is consistent but the ocean isn’t giving us anything to work with. There’s one brief moment around Friday afternoon the 11th where a small pulse shows up, but it’s nothing to write home about. Don’t get your hopes up.
Let’s walk through it. Tuesday the 8th: light rain, a fresh offshore breeze from the SSW at 19 mph, and the swell is a measly 1 ft from the WNW at 10 seconds. Combined energy is weak at 67. It’s clean but flat. By afternoon, the wind goes cross-shore from the NW at 16 mph, energy drops to 33. Surf is poor.
Wednesday the 9th: morning has no swell at all—zero—with a moderate cross-shore wind. Thursday the 10th: a gentle offshore from the SW at 9 mph, swell still 1 ft from the W, period 8 seconds, energy at 21. Clean but tiny.
Friday the 11th morning: 2 ft from the WNW, period 6 seconds, energy 50. The wind is cross-offshore from the WNW at 12 mph, so it’s clean. By afternoon, we get the best energy of the whole run—123—with 3 ft from the WNW and a 9-second period. But the wind goes cross-shore from the NW at 12 mph, adding a cross-chop. It’s the most size we see, but still small and junky.
Saturday the 12th: glassy morning, no wind, with 2 ft from the W at 8 seconds. Energy 34. Clean but gutless.
From Sunday the 13th onward, it’s mostly flat or dribbly. Monday the 14th: 2 ft in the morning with a clean cross-offshore breeze. Tuesday the 15th: back to 1.0 ft. The rest of the window into the 23rd is hammered by onshore winds from the NE and ENE, gusting 19-22 mph, with swell heights barely touching 1.0 ft. The water temperature is 68°F at the start, which is 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year—very unusual at Etretat. Feels nice, but won’t get you barreled.
If you’re desperate, Friday afternoon the 11th has that 3 ft pulse, but with cross-shore chop and a short 9-second period, it’s for beginners only. The whole 16 days is a dry spell. Some spots just go quiet—this is one of them. Leave the board home.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 34 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 123 | 79 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM6.97m | 9:52PM7.25m | 10:28AM7.44m | 10:44PM7.72m | 11:14AM7.86m | 11:28PM8.10m | 11:53AM8.18m | 00:06AM8.36m | 12:29PM8.36m | 00:43AM8.45m | 1:03PM8.39m | 1:17AM8.37m | 1:36PM8.26m | 1:52AM8.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM2.47m | 4:33AM1.88m | 4:58PM1.90m | 5:22AM1.34m | 5:44PM1.41m | 6:05AM0.96m | 6:25PM1.09m | 6:45AM0.78m | 7:03PM0.96m | 7:22AM0.81m | 7:40PM1.03m | 7:57AM1.03m | 8:15PM1.27m | ||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 17 | — | 25 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 40 | — | 79 | 34 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 82 | 132 | 123 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 123 | — | — | 46 | 14 | 91 | 94 | 35 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 719 | 290 | 140 | 140 | 118 | 281 | 206 | 290 | 140 | 141 | 0 | 301 | 377 | 282 | 301 | 377 | 127 | 282 | 387 | 292 |
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