Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 10AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52AM7.36m | 4:11PM7.23m | 4:32AM6.97m | 4:51PM6.82m | 5:13AM6.48m | 5:34PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.36m | 11:13PM0.50m | 11:29AM0.80m | 11:47PM0.97m | 12:03PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | SW 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 110 | 116 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 202 | 189 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 536 | 552 | 549 | 705 | 777 | 779 | 454 | 536 | 538 | 466 | 475 | 816 | 924 | 555 | 212 | 61 | 451 | 394 | 539 | 539 | 705 | 549 | 323 |
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