Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | N 6 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 229 | 128 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 724 | 890 | 990 | 501 | 1119 | 1325 | 1121 | 572 | 330 | 154 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1071 | 2067 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM5.62m | 10:43PM5.90m | 11:05AM6.18m | 11:25PM6.47m | 11:44AM6.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM1.84m | 5:37AM1.57m | 6:01PM1.29m | 6:24AM1.04m | 6:45PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 148 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 501 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | NW 2 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 478 | 229 | 128 | 73 | 44 | 280 | 724 | 890 | 990 | 1 | 1119 | 1325 | 1121 | 572 | 330 | 154 | 71 | 40 | 251 | 1071 | 2067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 227 | 162 | 432 | 267 | 267 | 414 | 403 | 123 | 289 | 334 | 906 | 681 | 681 | 257 | 197 | 227 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 875 |
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