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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 4PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | |
4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:53PM5.68m | 2:07AM5.84m | 2:27PM5.73m | 2:42AM5.87m | 3:01PM5.72m | 3:18AM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.67m | 8:32PM0.86m | 8:51AM0.66m | 9:05PM0.82m | 9:24AM0.71m | 9:37PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | 9:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 336 | 442 | 521 | 448 | 511 | 399 | 338 | 338 | 385 | 461 | 397 | 397 | 522 | 505 | 504 | 504 | 505 | 505 | 585 | 811 | 505 | 549 | 506 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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