Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 8PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
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)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
21
12
9
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:05PM5.11m
00:21AM5.27m
12:46PM5.24m
1:02AM5.42m
1:25PM5.36m
1:41AM5.51m
Low Tide
6:43PM1.41m
7:07AM1.12m
7:25PM1.28m
7:47AM1.05m
8:04PM1.15m
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:52
9:52
9:53
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
25
28
28
26
24
23
22
23
21
20
21
20
18
17
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
18
24
27
28
28
24
24
23
23
21
19
21
19
17
16
15
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
27
25
21
12
9
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
397
397
554
560
560
336
506
559
559
534
339
466
444
338
338
338
338
338
338
456
431
287
287
247
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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