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Wissant Surf Forecast
/ Nord – Pas de Calais (13 surf breaks) /
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Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wissant today?
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | - | - |
| Evening (20 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:13AM7.65m | 3:38PM7.33m | 4:02AM7.23m | 4:29PM6.86m | 4:55AM6.72m | 5:25PM6.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.21m | 10:54PM0.51m | 11:21AM0.58m | 11:45PM0.86m | 12:13PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 124 | 171 | 148 | 150 | 165 | 115 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 509 | 227 | 436 | 585 | 372 | 162 | 118 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 118 | 118 | 287 | 166 | 166 | 224 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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