Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)344433377777743444444555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36101032211111106192018122133272727
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
6.19
2:10AM
6.29
2:35PM
6.39
2:52AM
6.46
3:16PM
6.43
3:34AM
6.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.32
8:35PM
0.44
8:55AM
0.12
9:17PM
0.30
9:38AM
0.06
9:59PM
0.30
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:46
Sunset---8:47-------8:50-------8:52----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131515141413131211111212121110999999888
Feels °C (?)1011111111101098799975454445433
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