Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 2 | N 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | W 14 | ENE 6 | W 13 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 42 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48PM5.40m | 6:21AM5.15m | 7:02PM5.03m | 7:53AM4.95m | 8:42PM5.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM2.15m | 00:50AM2.29m | 1:21PM2.44m | 1:58AM2.50m | 2:38PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 86 | 79 | 54 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 27 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | ENE 2 | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 3 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 373 | 253 | 189 | 220 | 193 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 38 | 23 | 39 | 42 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 414 | 192 | 192 | 51 | 197 | 197 | 123 | 51 | 336 | 398 | 238 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 263 | 224 | 238 | 197 | 203 | 434 | 260 | 427 |
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