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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 pm Monday 18 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wissant today?
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 266 | 307 | 231 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:05PM7.86m | 2:26AM7.89m | 2:51PM7.68m | 3:13AM7.65m | 3:38PM7.33m | 4:02AM7.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM-0.11m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:43AM-0.03m | 10:06PM0.23m | 10:31AM0.21m | 10:54PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | 9:43 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 39 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 95 | 143 | 108 | 53 | 55 | 80 | 84 | 126 | 266 | 307 | 231 | 124 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 372 | 269 | 166 | 269 | 501 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 644 | 397 | 162 | 162 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 554 | 227 | 162 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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