Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CEST
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
21
29
39
72
160
134
103
74
72
64
61
107
185
170
136
82
64
45
31
24
23
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM5.65m
4:10PM5.48m
4:29AM5.43m
4:45PM5.27m
5:07AM5.17m
5:23PM5.03m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.00m
10:47PM1.04m
11:07AM1.22m
11:25PM1.22m
11:47AM1.46m
00:09AM1.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
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9:16
9:19
9:21
9:22
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
32
30
21
29
39
72
160
134
103
74
72
64
61
107
185
170
136
82
64
45
31
24
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
562
586
587
590
586
507
598
507
594
559
752
579
562
430
430
399
0
0
232
232
746
669
624
280
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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