Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 11PM is: 3.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 6 | W 4 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 938 | 707 | 441 | 237 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 375 | 1325 | 2020 | 2412 | 1390 | 418 | 491 | 455 | 371 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM6.47m | 11:44AM6.75m | 00:04AM7.04m | 12:22PM7.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM1.29m | 6:24AM1.04m | 6:45PM0.76m | 7:06AM0.57m | 7:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 659 | 938 | 707 | 441 | 237 | 131 | 59 | 45 | 375 | 1325 | 2020 | 2412 | 1390 | 418 | 491 | 455 | 371 | 271 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 885 | 681 | 681 | 452 | 454 | 289 | 875 | 812 | 875 | 875 | 858 | 842 | 842 | 509 | 875 | 509 | 436 | 227 |
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