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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
196 | 154 | 78 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:29PM5.94m | 4:56AM5.97m | 5:20PM5.62m | 5:51AM5.62m | 6:16PM5.27m | 6:53AM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.77m | 00:15AM0.78m | 12:48PM1.08m | 1:12AM1.01m | 1:48PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 196 | 154 | 78 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 207 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 158 | 172 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 273 | 310 | 310 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 273 | 247 | 247 | 273 | 310 |
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