Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Blanc Nez today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Blanc Nez at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cap Blanc Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 31 | 19 | 138 | 118 | 11 | 4 | 302 | 578 | 930 | 2144 | 1170 | 314 | 179 | 243 | 268 | 142 | 73 | 40 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM5.20m | 9:21PM5.25m | 9:57AM5.40m | 10:31PM5.58m | 10:54AM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM2.90m | 3:07PM2.86m | 3:46AM2.84m | 4:24PM2.65m | 4:58AM2.53m | 5:28PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 6 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 61 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 138 | 118 | 92 | 93 | 302 | 578 | 930 | 2144 | 1170 | 314 | — | 243 | 268 | 142 | 73 | 40 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 393 | 273 | 264 | 330 | 330 | 425 | 425 | 507 | 426 | 425 | 671 | 476 | 414 | 369 | 200 | 331 | 433 | 214 | 262 |
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