Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 CEST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 4PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
3
6
7
5
3
1
0
1
4
5
8
25
35
44
82
151
223
254
362
392
304
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM5.87m
3:01PM5.72m
3:18AM5.80m
3:35PM5.63m
3:53AM5.65m
4:10PM5.48m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.71m
9:37PM0.83m
9:56AM0.83m
10:11PM0.90m
10:30AM1.00m
10:47PM1.04m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
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9:14
9:15
9:16
9:19
4
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
9
8
6
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
1
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
6
7
5
3
1
3
5
8
25
35
44
82
151
223
254
362
392
304
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
505
505
505
725
725
572
549
532
509
553
504
557
557
496
336
336
522
586
485
590
590
586
586
598
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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