Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | N 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 49 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 64 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 34 | 59 | 222 | 4 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43PM5.72m | 6:09AM5.31m | 6:27PM5.33m | 6:55AM4.91m | 7:17PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.99m | 12:41PM1.37m | 1:08AM1.39m | 1:23PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 49 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 64 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 80 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 34 | 59 | 222 | 223 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 858 | 590 | 263 | 247 | 446 | 466 | 462 | 504 | 590 | 220 | 175 | 247 | 504 | 435 | 495 | 373 | 495 | 418 | 172 |
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