Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 7AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 402 | 471 | 355 | 202 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM7.63m | 3:07PM7.66m | 3:26AM7.63m | 3:45PM7.59m | 4:05AM7.45m | 4:26PM7.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.14m | 10:14PM0.17m | 10:32AM0.29m | 10:51PM0.37m | 11:09AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | N 4 | W 10 | N 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 170 | 402 | 471 | 355 | 202 | 145 | 154 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 80 | 80 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 475 | 739 | 539 | 323 | 412 | 393 | 212 | 212 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 269 | 373 | 286 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 454 | 454 | 554 | 554 | 454 | 372 |
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