Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wissant today?

The current surf forecast for Wissant at 3AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
N
8
1
SSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.6
SSW
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
190
1
1
1
1
1
228
248
269
0
4
4
0
25
19
3
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM7.86m
2:26AM7.89m
2:51PM7.68m
3:13AM7.65m
3:38PM7.33m
4:02AM7.23m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.08m
9:43AM-0.03m
10:06PM0.23m
10:31AM0.21m
10:54PM0.51m
11:21AM0.58m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:40
9:42
9:43
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
6
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
7
10
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
11
11
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
25
19
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.5
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
40
35
20
8
30
43
113
194
190
93
68
79
111
244
228
248
269
143
57
34
24
6
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
269
166
269
587
726
628
628
628
162
397
397
428
554
454
454
555
333
162
118
109
109
109
118
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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