Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 51 | 43 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 83 | 119 | 87 | 62 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM5.81m | 6:51AM5.45m | 7:24PM5.35m | 8:04AM5.09m | 8:43PM5.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM1.78m | 1:02AM1.96m | 1:21PM2.22m | 1:53AM2.38m | 2:22PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 128 | 216 | 269 | 209 | 171 | 181 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 83 | 119 | 87 | 62 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 539 | 585 | 502 | 212 | 39 | 373 | 371 | 402 | 402 | 412 | 391 | 424 | 287 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 420 | 465 | 287 | 209 |
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