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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 31 | 41 | 73 | 133 | 123 | 119 | 183 | 128 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:41PM6.18m | 4:05AM6.23m | 4:29PM5.94m | 4:56AM5.97m | 5:20PM5.62m | 5:51AM5.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.41m | 10:59AM0.50m | 11:21PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.77m | 00:15AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | 9:43 |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 44 | 95 | 86 | 60 | 31 | 41 | 73 | 133 | 123 | 119 | 183 | 128 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 769 | 652 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 451 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 504 | 420 | 207 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 158 | 172 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 273 | 310 | 310 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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