Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Gris Nez today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Gris Nez at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cap Gris Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 342 | 543 | 278 | 142 | 67 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 731 | 1263 | 685 | 530 | 332 | 184 | 104 | 6 | 6 | 196 | 623 | 1165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM5.62m | 10:43PM5.90m | 11:05AM6.18m | 11:25PM6.47m | 11:44AM6.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM2.08m | 5:09PM1.84m | 5:37AM1.57m | 6:01PM1.29m | 6:24AM1.04m | 6:45PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 8 | — | — | — | 267 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 342 | 543 | 278 | 142 | 67 | 47 | 13 | 126 | 372 | 588 | 749 | 731 | 1263 | 685 | 530 | 332 | 184 | 104 | 44 | 32 | 196 | 623 | 1165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 676 | 447 | 430 | 251 | 156 | 397 | 428 | 222 | 379 | 386 | 397 | 335 | 335 | 907 | 676 | 676 | 329 | 448 | 285 | 623 | 817 | 870 | 870 |
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