Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 9PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 80 | 110 | 139 | 144 | 169 | 175 | 214 | 228 | 255 | 547 | 510 | 538 | 484 | 397 | 405 | 277 | 245 | 182 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM5.34m | 5:34AM5.07m | 6:00PM4.95m | 6:19AM4.72m | 6:54PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM1.37m | 11:53PM1.61m | 12:12PM1.65m | 00:39AM1.94m | 1:04PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 245 | 182 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | SE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 80 | 110 | 139 | 144 | 169 | 175 | 214 | 228 | 255 | 547 | 510 | 538 | 484 | 397 | 405 | — | — | 2 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 447 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 300 | 287 | 287 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 428 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 61 |
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