Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.06° N 2.36° E

Dunkerque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
0
1
1
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)
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
167
131
106
74
56
59
44
40
62
2
2
0
0
0
71
54
31
197
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:54PM4.59m
7:19AM4.43m
8:10PM4.36m
8:43AM4.30m
9:40PM4.40m
Low Tide
1:37AM2.20m
2:09PM2.10m
2:48AM2.32m
3:23PM2.12m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
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14
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11
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10
10
10
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14
Feels °C
9
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12
10
8
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8
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