Étretat, France

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Etretat, avril 2016 (1)
Etretat. Photo: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Étretat

Étretat is a town in Seine-Maritime, France. From Étretat you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Etretat, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is DOL, 38 km away.

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Staying in Étretat

  • 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: DOL, 38 km, CFR, 76 km, Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 141 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Étretat.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Étretat too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Étretat: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Vaucotte7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Yport, 2 km1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, too small4 ft99 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, fair2 ft74 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, too small4 ft57 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, poor1 ft21 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Vaucotte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vaucotte, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair4 ft6 smushy99kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft12 smushy74kJwind from the west, 27 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy57kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft9 smushy21kJwind from the west, 19 knots15°C
Yport8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Yport1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, too small4 ft99 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, fair2 ft74 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, too small4 ft57 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, poor1 ft21 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Yport: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Yport, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair4 ft6 smushy99kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft12 smushy74kJwind from the west, 27 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor4 ft5 smushy57kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft9 smushy21kJwind from the west, 19 knots15°C
Etretat0.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west-south-west, 23 knots, too small4 ft84 kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots, poor2 ft19 kJwind from the west, 39 knots, too small3 ft54 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, poor1 ft11 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small
All readings for Etretat: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Etretat, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft5 shollow3kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Wed 21Oct1, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west-south-west, 23 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor4 ft5 smushy84kJwind from the south-south-west, 20 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the west, 39 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor3 ft5 smushy54kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft8 smushy11kJwind from the west, 22 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Étretat, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Étretat

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits