Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Blanc Nez today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Blanc Nez at 12AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cap Blanc Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | W 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 53 | 148 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM7.53m | 4:23AM7.35m | 4:40PM7.27m | 5:03AM6.98m | 5:21PM6.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.60m | 11:18AM0.94m | 11:38PM0.96m | 11:55AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 53 | 148 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 776 | 761 | 761 | 511 | 541 | 556 | 556 | 559 | 544 | 542 | 272 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 475 | 451 | 1232 | 924 | 216 |
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