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Beneath the world-famous rock formation ?l?Aiguille Creuse? (the hollow needle), Etretat is a consistent mid tide peak that favours lefts. Best on wrapping SW swells but also works on NE wind chop.
Beware the shallow inside and fierce shore pound. Always crowded on weekends so a little localism is possible. Difficult parking. Webcam.
Head to Etretat Beach
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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
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