Surf Forecasts:
Cap Gris Nez surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, SW swell with 748 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cap Gris Nez this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Gris Nez in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Gris Nez over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | W 4 | SW 3 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 188 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 112 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM6.95m | 1:39AM7.17m | 1:56PM7.31m | 2:14AM7.46m | 2:31PM7.56m | 2:49AM7.63m | 3:07PM7.66m | 3:26AM7.63m | 3:45PM7.59m | 4:05AM7.45m | 4:26PM7.34m | 4:48AM7.09m | 5:11PM6.93m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.61m | 8:28PM0.47m | 8:46AM0.30m | 9:03PM0.22m | 9:21AM0.14m | 9:39PM0.11m | 9:56AM0.14m | 10:14PM0.17m | 10:32AM0.29m | 10:51PM0.37m | 11:09AM0.58m | 11:30PM0.71m | 11:50AM0.99m | 00:14AM1.13m | |||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | SW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 53 | 157 | 80 | 188 | 374 | 77 | 34 | 79 | 206 | 112 | 33 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 95 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 335 | 156 | 401 | 494 | 447 | 262 | 279 | 440 | 502 | 528 | 156 | 117 | 467 | 447 | 397 | 411 | 447 | 335 | 440 | 335 |
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