Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | N 7 | WSW 6 | N 7 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 28 | 74 | 229 | 4 | 184 | 4 | 43 | 64 | 65 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM5.33m | 6:55AM4.91m | 7:17PM4.93m | 7:49AM4.56m | 8:21PM4.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM1.39m | 1:23PM1.69m | 1:54AM1.77m | 2:13PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 28 | 74 | 229 | 260 | 184 | — | 43 | 64 | 65 | 74 | 69 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 287 | 247 | 504 | 504 | 446 | 495 | 478 | 590 | 418 | 275 | 110 | 373 | 373 | 446 | 462 | 338 | 434 | 400 |
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