Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | W 10 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 54 | 81 | 110 | 110 | 172 | 206 | 215 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18PM6.41m | 4:38AM6.09m | 4:58PM5.90m | 5:21AM5.59m | 5:48PM5.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM1.35m | 11:16PM1.52m | 11:34AM1.76m | 11:58PM1.94m | 12:21PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 134 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 54 | 81 | 110 | 110 | 172 | 206 | 215 | 378 | 346 | 280 | 362 | 271 | 181 | 164 | 192 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 162 | 393 | 403 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 238 | 251 | 238 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 384 | 414 | 416 | 192 | 53 | 5 | 192 |
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