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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | N 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | |
21 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 154 | 184 | 137 | 1 | 184 | 74 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:55PM6.29m | 3:17AM6.38m | 3:41PM6.18m | 4:05AM6.23m | 4:29PM5.94m | 4:56AM5.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.35m | 10:09AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.41m | 10:59AM0.50m | 11:21PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | W 6 | W 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 74 | 92 | 60 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 154 | 184 | 137 | 223 | 184 | 74 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 212 | 319 | 624 | 759 | 662 | 662 | 650 | 207 | 399 | 399 | 431 | 604 | 505 | 505 | 594 | 381 | 207 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 158 | 172 |
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