Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (10 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
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)
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
31
34
41
51
70
94
115
160
226
275
213
145
88
53
74
105
124
153
157
159
152
107
72
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02PM4.55m
7:43AM4.51m
8:10PM4.45m
8:58AM4.52m
9:24PM4.53m
10:08AM4.73m
Low Tide
1:56AM1.72m
2:29PM1.95m
2:58AM1.73m
3:34PM1.91m
4:03AM1.60m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:24
9:27
9:28
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
12
9
8
8
7
7
7
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
1
152
107
72
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)
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
0.4
W
3
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
18
31
34
41
51
70
94
115
160
226
275
213
145
88
53
74
105
124
153
157
159
3
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
554
469
554
562
554
599
602
858
378
399
335
516
507
422
422
507
507
434
147
147
74
74
422
878
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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