Surf Forecasts:
Etretat surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, W swell with 612 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Etretat in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Etretat over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Etretat. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long, dry spell right out of the gate with no real surf to speak of until Friday the 28th, and even then it’s not a full green light.
The water is a whopping 69°F at the start, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a full 6°F above the norm, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.
It’s not until the afternoon of Friday, 28th August that we see anything with a pulse. The swell cranks up to 7ft out of the west (401 combined energy), but the wind is a messy cross-off. It’s a marginal call at best, and that size is pushing into expert-only territory. Saturday the 29th has a bit of a pulse again in the afternoon with a 6ft west swell (367 energy) and a fresh offshore wind, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. Honestly, the best looking window might be the morning of Tuesday, 1st September. The swell is only 2ft from the west, which is tiny, but you’ve got a moderate offshore wind from the SW, making it clean. The combined energy is a weak 65, so you’ll be fighting for scraps, but it’s the cleanest conditions we see in this whole run.
If you’re desperate for a wave, that Tuesday morning is your best bet. But for the rest of the run, it’s either howling wind, messy swell, or just flat. The wind is a killer for most of the second week. For the kite surfers, the afternoon of Wednesday, 2nd September with 5ft and 25 mph winds might look more interesting than it does for a paddle surfer.
I’ll be keeping an eye on it, but for now, don’t plan your life around it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 401 | 422 | 126 | 367 | 526 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 572 | 373 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM6.90m | 10:58AM7.02m | 11:09PM7.29m | 11:33AM7.41m | 11:43PM7.66m | 12:04PM7.75m | 00:14AM7.96m | 12:34PM8.02m | 00:45AM8.18m | 1:04PM8.20m | 1:16AM8.30m | 1:36PM8.26m | 1:50AM8.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM2.93m | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:23PM2.45m | 5:42AM1.99m | 5:59PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.57m | 6:33PM1.62m | 6:51AM1.25m | 7:07PM1.36m | 7:25AM1.05m | 7:42PM1.22m | 8:01AM1.02m | 8:19PM1.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 3 | W 8 | NNE 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 126 | — | — | 56 | 19 | — | — | — | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | WSW 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 401 | 422 | 49 | 367 | 526 | 55 | — | 197 | 572 | 373 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 331 | 302 | 351 | 339 | 383 | 343 | 302 | 121 | 202 | 125 | 188 | 544 | 535 | 58 | 183 | 657 | 719 | 424 | 385 | 301 |
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