Wissant Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.90° N 1.68° E

Wissant 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wissant sea temperature is
21.3° C
3.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wissant at 10AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
N
7
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.8
SW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
51
29
25
0
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
N
15
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM7.36m
4:11PM7.23m
4:32AM6.97m
4:51PM6.82m
5:13AM6.48m
5:34PM6.33m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.36m
11:13PM0.50m
11:29AM0.80m
11:47PM0.97m
12:03PM1.29m
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
21
20
19
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
18
20
19
19
20
17
16
15
13
17
17
15
19
17
17
13
14
13
12
13
13
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