Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 5 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 2 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 55 | 133 | 184 | 131 | 55 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 36 | 178 | 165 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 779 | 251 | 499 | 454 | 451 | 475 | 907 | 924 | 51 | 212 | 451 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 434 | 454 | 539 | 475 |
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