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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | |
64 | 94 | 120 | 138 | 120 | 116 | 102 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:41PM5.78m | 00:59AM5.94m | 1:26PM6.07m | 1:45AM6.22m | 2:10PM6.25m | 2:30AM6.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.81m | 7:44AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.56m | 8:32AM0.26m | 8:55PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | 9:37 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 12 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 138 | 120 | 116 | 102 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 94 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 507 | 507 | 373 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 184 | 184 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 184 | 201 | 184 | 335 | 207 | 207 | 336 | 336 | 308 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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