Wissant Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.90° N 1.68° E

Wissant 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wissant sea temperature is
21.2° C
3.6° 

Wissant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wissant today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wissant at 1AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
58
37
30
0
0
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM7.23m
4:32AM6.97m
4:51PM6.82m
5:13AM6.48m
5:34PM6.33m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.50m
11:29AM0.80m
11:47PM0.97m
12:03PM1.29m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
19
20
19
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
20
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
15
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
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