Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 4PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 9 | S 3 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 63 | 92 | 87 | 64 | 73 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44AM6.60m | 00:09AM6.94m | 12:36PM7.02m | 1:00AM7.32m | 1:24PM7.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM1.00m | 7:06PM0.87m | 7:32AM0.47m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:19AM0.07m | 8:40PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | N 7 | W 10 | S 3 | S 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 3 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 63 | 92 | 87 | 64 | 73 | 58 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 223 | 197 | 447 | 803 | 474 | 278 | 248 | 266 | 248 | 278 | 287 | 413 | 422 | 384 | 238 | 238 | 248 | 260 | 466 | 539 | 539 | 356 |
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