Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.06° N 2.36° E

Dunkerque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkerque sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
SW
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
7
2.4
W
7
1.9
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
3
W
7
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
97
4
2
2
0
0
515
279
106
69
69
75
34
19
1
1
1
1
1
1
896
1539
946
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
40
SSE
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
45
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
30
SW
65
WNW
70
WNW
55
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07AM4.44m
10:48PM4.67m
11:07AM4.76m
11:37PM5.04m
11:52AM5.16m
Low Tide
4:03AM2.25m
4:34PM1.94m
5:10AM1.99m
5:35PM1.63m
6:04AM1.64m
6:25PM1.26m
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8:23
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8:26
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6:45
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6:44
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12
5
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1
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2
1
1
5
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Temp °C
14
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
9
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
12
10
11
Feels °C
9
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
6
3
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
4
3
1
9
-1
-4
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