Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 301 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12AM6.02m | 5:33PM5.83m | 5:58AM5.46m | 6:28PM5.29m | 7:06AM5.00m | 7:53PM4.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM1.51m | 11:59AM1.78m | 00:22AM1.99m | 12:43PM2.24m | 1:14AM2.42m | 1:45PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 48 | 40 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 133 | 119 | 143 | 148 | 159 | 216 | 341 | 301 | 237 | 154 | 114 | 101 | 59 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 454 | 434 | 454 | 539 | 539 | 534 | 454 | 454 | 434 | 434 | 454 | 539 | 475 | 498 | 257 | 197 | 135 | 135 | 162 | 393 | 344 | 197 | 123 |
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