Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 7 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:53AM6.12m | 2:13PM6.05m | 2:40AM6.31m | 2:57PM6.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.56m | 8:47AM0.57m | 9:05PM0.28m | 9:30AM0.43m | 9:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 2 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 458 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 310 | 310 | 534 | 590 | 511 | 310 | 293 | 444 | 446 | 447 | 521 | 578 | 466 | 446 |
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