Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM5.90m | 5:21AM5.59m | 5:48PM5.40m | 6:21AM5.15m | 7:02PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM1.76m | 11:58PM1.94m | 12:21PM2.15m | 00:50AM2.29m | 1:21PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 237 | 199 | 136 | 121 | 90 | 82 | 55 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 159 | 247 | 213 | 305 | 346 | 363 | 418 | 361 | 227 | 196 | 138 | 104 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 414 | 416 | 416 | 5 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 123 | 51 | 278 | 238 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 287 |
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