
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Gris Nez today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Gris Nez at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cap Gris Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | W 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NE 7 | W 14 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:24AM7.92m | 2:42PM7.94m | 3:02AM7.87m | 3:21PM7.81m | 3:43AM7.60m | 4:03PM7.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM-0.00m | 9:50PM-0.01m | 10:09AM0.19m | 10:29PM0.25m | 10:50AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | NE 5 | — | W 12 | SW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | NE 7 |
— | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 280 | 280 | 253 | 256 | 865 | 450 | 532 | 502 | 430 | 329 | 279 | 262 | 156 | 124 | 190 | 253 | 251 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 251 | 156 | 156 |
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