Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Gris Nez today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Gris Nez at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cap Gris Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM6.06m | 00:28AM6.34m | 12:47PM6.52m | 1:04AM6.78m | 1:22PM6.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM1.33m | 7:34AM1.03m | 7:52PM0.85m | 8:10AM0.61m | 8:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 2 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 79 | 226 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 498 | 528 | 467 | 525 | 548 | 748 | 748 | 366 | 504 | 504 | 215 | 290 | 290 | 334 | 335 | 357 | 429 | 401 | 397 | 221 |
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