Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 98 | 122 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM5.11m | 9:25AM5.02m | 9:59PM5.18m | 10:33AM5.23m | 11:00PM5.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM2.58m | 3:15AM2.63m | 4:06PM2.67m | 5:02AM2.48m | 5:37PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | 33 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 98 | 122 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 420 | 156 | 371 | 156 | 197 | 273 | 475 | 465 | 415 | 278 | 197 | 197 | 223 | 278 | 278 | 708 | 540 | 373 |
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