Surf Forecasts:
Etretat surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, NNE swell with 201 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Etretat this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Etretat in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Etretat over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about Etretat for the next couple of weeks.
I’m gonna be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a real lack of any decent swell and the wind is mostly from the north-east or north, which is onshore or cross-onshore at this spot. There are no standout days, not a single one where I’d say “drop everything and go.”
Let’s walk through it. For the first week, from Saturday the 11th through to Friday the 17th of July, the swell is tiny. We’re looking at weak, short-period windswell – mostly from the north-north-east or north, with heights barely scraping 0.3 ft to 5 ft. The combined energy is low, often in the double digits (35 to 158), which just doesn’t have enough grunt. The wind is almost always onshore, making it choppy and messy. A couple of mornings around the 16th and 17th go glassy or clean, but with only 0.3 ft of swell, it’s just flat.
Into the second week, things don’t improve. From Saturday the 18th of July right through to Sunday the 26th, the pattern is the same – mostly onshore north-easterlies and weak, short-period swell. There’s a brief pulse around the 24th and 25th with 6 ft to 6 ft from the west, and the energy climbs into the hundreds (306, 422), but the wind is a strong onshore or cross-onshore breeze. That’s just going to be blown out and ugly. At Etretat (Normandy), the water temperature is about average for the time of year, but there’s nothing worth paddling out for in that.
Honestly, this is a blank run. For a reef setup like this, it tends to need a good clean west or south-west swell and offshore winds. We’re not getting either. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger onshore winds and some of that chest-high chop on the 24th and 25th might look more interesting than paddle surfing.
Stay patient. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d keep the board in the car for a couple of weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 28 | 117 | 1 | 47 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26AM7.05m | 8:57PM7.30m | 9:30AM7.29m | 9:56PM7.58m | 10:30AM7.58m | 10:53PM7.86m | 11:26AM7.85m | 11:46PM8.10m | 12:19PM8.05m | 00:36AM8.25m | 1:09PM8.14m | 1:25AM8.27m | 1:57PM8.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM2.53m | 3:14PM2.44m | 3:52AM2.17m | 4:21PM2.11m | 4:53AM1.69m | 5:19PM1.72m | 5:47AM1.23m | 6:11PM1.38m | 6:37AM0.88m | 6:59PM1.15m | 7:24AM0.70m | 7:45PM1.08m | 8:09AM0.71m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 68 | 28 | 117 | 91 | 47 | 201 | 278 | 118 | 213 | 115 | 64 | 158 | 115 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 340 | 361 | 368 | 359 | 534 | 752 | 24 | 732 | 24 | 378 | 428 | 24 | 382 | 161 | 378 | 346 | 424 | 331 | 599 | 656 |
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