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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
13.0° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 8 | W 4 | W 3 | N 8 | N 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
43 | 64 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 143 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:10PM6.25m | 2:30AM6.37m | 2:55PM6.29m | 3:17AM6.38m | 3:41PM6.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.26m | 8:55PM0.40m | 9:20AM0.21m | 9:42PM0.35m | 10:09AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | 9:39 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 34 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 64 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 38 | 115 | 143 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 184 | 293 | 293 | 335 | 335 | 287 | 336 | 336 | 435 | 466 | 485 | 485 | 319 | 212 | 662 | 754 | 769 | 814 | 801 | 769 | 336 | 336 | 442 |
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