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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | |
82 | 63 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 33 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:26PM6.07m | 1:45AM6.22m | 2:10PM6.25m | 2:30AM6.37m | 2:55PM6.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.56m | 8:32AM0.26m | 8:55PM0.40m | 9:20AM0.21m | 9:42PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | 9:38 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 82 | 63 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 33 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 97 | 277 | 184 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 184 | 172 | 293 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 310 | 336 | 420 | 431 | 337 | 337 | 319 | 506 | 485 |
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