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Wissant Surf Forecast
/ Nord – Pas de Calais (13 surf breaks) /
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Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | WSW 6 | N 8 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 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) | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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