Cap Blanc Nez Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 1.72° E

Cap Blanc Nez 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cap Blanc Nez sea temperature is
21.2° C
3.7° 

Cap Blanc Nez surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cap Blanc Nez today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap Blanc Nez at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Cap Blanc Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
28
42
56
94
137
123
55
33
19
33
19
87
69
67
50
37
36
42
87
209
154
78
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
15
W
5
N
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:03AM6.98m
5:21PM6.89m
5:45AM6.53m
6:05PM6.44m
6:30AM6.04m
6:55PM5.95m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.32m
00:15AM1.40m
12:31PM1.75m
00:54AM1.88m
1:10PM2.19m
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6:43
6:45
6:47
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9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
18
20
21
20
20
20
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
13
15
17
17
14
16
18
18
17
13
14
13
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
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