Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40PM6.30m | 4:05AM6.26m | 4:21PM6.23m | 4:46AM6.03m | 5:02PM6.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.17m | 10:50AM0.54m | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:27AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 586 | 542 | 313 | 313 | 338 | 338 | 598 | 752 | 801 | 559 | 554 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 803 | 769 | 801 | 504 |
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