Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Gris Nez today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Gris Nez at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cap Gris Nez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 236 | 294 | 260 | 143 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:03PM6.92m | 00:25AM7.15m | 12:43PM7.30m | 1:03AM7.43m | 1:21PM7.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.39m | 7:35AM0.31m | 7:54PM0.14m | 8:12AM0.17m | 8:30PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 222 | 236 | 294 | 260 | 10 | 131 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 785 | 580 | 889 | 881 | 785 | 503 | 500 | 492 | 492 | 500 | 526 | 387 | 406 | 387 | 156 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 200 | 215 | 205 |
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