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Opal Coast · France
Wissant surf forecast
Beach break in Opal Coast, France, scored hour by hour in NORDR against the wind angle for the way it faces, the swell direction it wants, and the tide it works on.
How it breaks
Wissant sits between Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez, with small sandbank lefts and rights that are possible at mid tide when wind drops but currents dominate.
Getting there
Use the A16 between Boulogne and Calais, park in Wissant village and walk onto the wide beach.
Watch out for
- Strong tidal currents are common, especially with onshore wind.
- Cap Blanc-Nez adds heavy current and collapsing-cliff risk near the headland.
Local detail
This is primarily a windsurf and kitesurf beach, so surfers share the water with sails and kites.
Tide dependency: not the limiter
Tide is not what decides whether this break works, so NORDR does not score it as one. Fetch, swell period and the wind angle against the beach do the deciding here.