Dunkerque Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.06° N 2.36° E

Dunkerque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.1° 

Dunkerque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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11 AM
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5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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2 PM
5 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
27
18
20
19
15
18
13
0
23
20
12
10
11
9
7
3
5
4
2
31
44
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:44AM5.00m
1:01PM5.11m
1:24AM5.33m
1:38PM5.43m
1:59AM5.64m
2:13PM5.73m
Low Tide
7:20AM1.58m
7:39PM1.28m
8:01AM1.25m
8:18PM0.95m
8:38AM0.97m
8:54PM0.69m
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6:52
6:54
6:56
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8:50
8:47
8:45
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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20
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