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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 83 | 115 | 184 | 258 | 329 | 431 | 396 | 271 | 213 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:08PM4.77m | 6:40AM4.66m | 7:02PM4.55m | 7:43AM4.51m | 8:10PM4.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM1.69m | 00:59AM1.60m | 1:28PM1.87m | 1:56AM1.72m | 2:29PM1.95m | 2:58AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | 9:27 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 83 | 115 | 184 | 258 | 329 | 431 | 396 | 271 | 213 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 522 | 541 | 514 | 514 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 469 | 485 | 524 | 543 | 461 | 562 | 590 | 504 | 549 | 560 | 378 | 399 | 335 | 293 | 482 | 486 |
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