Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
11.1° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
47
43
30
34
35
46
40
36
26
48
44
43
50
56
59
55
41
37
25
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM5.57m
6:27PM5.16m
7:03AM5.16m
7:35PM4.78m
8:22AM4.87m
8:56PM4.60m
Low Tide
12:57PM1.18m
1:22AM1.26m
2:03PM1.52m
2:32AM1.48m
3:19PM1.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
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8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
Temp °C
11
9
10
13
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
6
5
5
7
5
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Energy kJ
7
59
55
41
37
25
25
24
24
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Energy kJ
67
47
43
30
34
35
46
40
36
26
48
44
43
50
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
581
577
585
564
459
459
443
336
320
320
336
443
428
426
336
148
287
273
273
273
315
256
273
273
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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