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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | |
283 | 291 | 253 | 152 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 91 | 84 | 94 | 128 | 98 | 65 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:08AM4.73m | 10:29PM4.80m | 11:05AM5.05m | 11:24PM5.17m | 11:55AM5.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM1.60m | 4:39PM1.72m | 5:05AM1.35m | 5:37PM1.44m | 6:02AM1.03m | 6:31PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 |
 kJ | — | — | 253 | 152 | 100 | 74 | 54 | — | 17 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 283 | 291 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 43 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 91 | 84 | 94 | 128 | 98 | 65 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 74 | 74 | 184 | 184 | 499 | 392 | 184 | 400 | 402 | 913 | 966 | 580 | 906 | 557 | 444 | 557 | 557 | 256 | 253 | 237 | 237 | 338 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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