Dunkerque Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.06° N 2.36° E

Dunkerque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
20.2°C
2.7° 

Dunkerque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
0.1
N
11
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.2
W
6
0.9
W
4
0.6
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
151
119
90
166
2
204
187
204
2
2
2
108
30
12
56
67
51
37
24
55
40
27
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:40AM5.75m
6:00PM5.70m
6:29AM5.39m
6:54PM5.34m
7:29AM5.01m
8:03PM5.02m
Low Tide
12:20PM1.19m
00:47AM1.14m
1:10PM1.48m
1:45AM1.49m
2:14PM1.74m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
16
16
17
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
13
12
12
13
13
15
17
15
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