Wissant surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CEST
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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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
0.1
W
14
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
4
0
26
18
2
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
0
W
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:38PM7.33m
4:02AM7.23m
4:29PM6.86m
4:55AM6.72m
5:25PM6.36m
5:56AM6.22m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.51m
11:21AM0.58m
11:45PM0.86m
12:13PM1.00m
00:39AM1.23m
1:09PM1.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:43
9:45
9:45
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
14
17
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
4
26
18
2
1
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
198
138
74
44
26
15
15
3
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
554
162
118
109
109
109
118
129
166
166
166
166
224
260
260
166
166
166
166
224
197
197
224
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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