Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 4AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21PM6.23m | 4:46AM6.03m | 5:02PM6.03m | 5:27AM5.70m | 5:43PM5.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:27AM0.76m | 11:48PM0.63m | 12:03PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 4 | — | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | S 2 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 782 | 782 | 554 | 578 | 591 | 591 | 594 | 590 | 589 | 319 | 504 | 504 | 409 | 509 | 409 | 1246 | 929 | 263 |
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