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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Wed 21

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Etretat0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

4 ft75 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Etretat, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 shollow	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft5 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	4 ft5 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	13°C

Vaucotte7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Yport, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

4 ft82 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vaucotte, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft7 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft11 smushy	219kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	82kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	10, poor	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	12°C

Yport8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in YportIntermediate and up

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

4 ft82 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Yport, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft7 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft11 smushy	219kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	82kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	10, poor	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	12°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

Bel AmiFrench · in the centre
La FlotilleFrench · in the centre
Le Clos LupinFrench · in the centre
Le Cours d'EauFrench · in the centre
Auberge expressFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Coté MerFrench · 0.1 km from the centre

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

Étretat, France

About Étretat

Staying in Étretat

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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