Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 CEST
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Wissant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wissant sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wissant today?

The current surf forecast for Wissant at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.7
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)141481312121212777711114444444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44733333555522185142117911294639
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
7.74
1:23AM
7.89
1:44PM
8.02
2:03AM
8.09
2:25PM
8.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.08
8:11PM
-0.01
8:31AM
-0.20
8:52PM
-0.15
9:13AM
-0.28
9:34PM
-0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:54-------6:52-------6:50------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:52-------8:53--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C131212121313131312111011121211109889101098
Feels °C (?)1088891010109876787643346543
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