Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 4AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 189 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:02PM6.03m | 5:27AM5.70m | 5:43PM5.72m | 6:09AM5.31m | 6:27PM5.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.63m | 12:03PM1.05m | 00:27AM0.99m | 12:41PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 41 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 55 | — | — | 15 | — | 13 | 16 | 68 | 189 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 803 | 300 | 543 | 504 | 495 | 510 | 906 | 926 | 72 | 263 | 495 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 485 | 504 | 584 | 510 |
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