
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 515 | 279 | 106 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 896 | 1539 | 946 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07AM4.44m | 10:48PM4.67m | 11:07AM4.76m | 11:37PM5.04m | 11:52AM5.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM2.25m | 4:34PM1.94m | 5:10AM1.99m | 5:35PM1.63m | 6:04AM1.64m | 6:25PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -1 | -4 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 6 | — | — |
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | NW 4 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | — | — | — |
5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
117 | 97 | 69 | 71 | 550 | 800 | 684 | 515 | 279 | 106 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 143 | 199 | 196 | 80 | 896 | 1539 | 946 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 335 | 222 | 130 | 430 | 392 | 431 | 504 | 237 | 495 | 495 | 307 | 500 | 273 | 336 | 560 | 248 | 420 | 275 | 402 | 336 | 757 | 900 | 704 |
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