Dunkerque Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.06° N 2.36° E

Dunkerque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.7
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
4
1.9
WSW
6
0.1
N
7
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
0.1
N
7
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.1
N
7
2.4
SW
7
3
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
3
10
67
227
1
0
0
1
126
76
1
0
0
0
0
179
121
74
54
50
40
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:59AM5.64m
2:13PM5.73m
2:33AM5.91m
2:46PM5.97m
3:07AM6.10m
3:21PM6.14m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.97m
8:54PM0.69m
9:13AM0.76m
9:29PM0.50m
9:48AM0.65m
10:05PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
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8:45
8:44
8:40
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
16
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
18
16
14
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
10
12
12
14
15
17
17
17
16
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