Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Gris Nez today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Gris Nez at 4PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cap Gris Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 9 | 371 | 590 | 553 | 283 | 166 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 265 | 763 | 1220 | 1423 | 669 | 227 | 278 | 278 | 188 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:05AM6.18m | 11:25PM6.47m | 11:44AM6.75m | 00:04AM7.04m | 12:22PM7.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM1.29m | 6:24AM1.04m | 6:45PM0.76m | 7:06AM0.57m | 7:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 187 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 409 | 9 | 371 | 590 | 553 | 283 | 166 | 71 | 24 | 22 | 265 | 763 | 1220 | 1423 | 669 | 227 | 278 | 278 | 188 | 140 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 335 | 335 | 906 | 676 | 676 | 447 | 279 | 290 | 719 | 817 | 821 | 870 | 867 | 838 | 838 | 503 | 870 | 503 | 500 | 221 |
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