Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | W 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 64 | 58 | 65 | 50 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11PM7.44m | 3:34AM7.44m | 3:57PM7.27m | 4:20AM7.15m | 4:43PM6.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM-0.06m | 10:25PM0.04m | 10:46AM0.13m | 11:07PM0.25m | 11:27AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 64 | 58 | 65 | 50 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 720 | 720 | 949 | 1974 | 1292 | 508 | 561 | 561 | 619 | 502 | 645 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 484 | 474 | 502 | 628 | 507 | 502 | 371 |
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