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/ Nord – Pas de Calais (13 surf breaks) /
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Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wissant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wissant sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wissant today?
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | WSW 5 | W 10 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:20PM7.84m | 1:41AM7.94m | 2:05PM7.86m | 2:26AM7.89m | 2:51PM7.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM-0.01m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:56AM-0.11m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:43AM-0.03m | 10:06PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | 9:42 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | WSW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 5 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 60 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 139 | 110 | 131 | 154 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 197 | 289 | 289 | 333 | 333 | 238 | 334 | 334 | 403 | 422 | 434 | 434 | 269 | 166 | 628 | 720 | 736 | 789 | 777 | 749 | 334 | 334 | 439 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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