Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 59 | 109 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 92 | 111 | 145 | 181 | 153 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:29AM5.37m | 5:48PM5.36m | 6:09AM4.98m | 6:33PM4.92m | 6:57AM4.60m | 7:32PM4.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM1.37m | 00:25AM1.52m | 12:41PM1.69m | 1:10AM1.91m | 1:32PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 59 | 109 | 284 | 151 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 92 | 111 | 145 | 181 | 153 | 184 | 260 | 303 | 254 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 499 | 400 | 590 | 590 | 557 | 456 | 456 | 504 | 336 | 507 | 589 | 589 | 584 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 485 | 504 | 589 | 589 | 510 | 207 |
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