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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunkerque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 3AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 4.94 | 7:27AM 4.85 | 8:12PM 4.79 | 8:35AM 4.82 | 9:16PM 4.78 | 9:36AM 4.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41AM 1.86 | 2:10PM 1.64 | 2:41AM 1.98 | 3:12PM 1.72 | 3:41AM 1.98 | 4:13PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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