Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wissant today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wissant at 4PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | N 6 | SW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 252 | 216 | 104 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 70 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:34PM6.33m | 5:57AM5.96m | 6:22PM5.81m | 6:51AM5.45m | 7:24PM5.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM1.29m | 00:23AM1.48m | 12:38PM1.78m | 1:02AM1.96m | 1:21PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 20 | 87 | 102 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 51 | 160 | 252 | 252 | 216 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 260 | 118 | 53 | 694 | 692 | 197 | 454 | 227 | 402 | 451 | 412 | 585 | 403 | 205 | 105 | 365 | 162 | 402 | 502 | 287 |
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