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Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunkerque today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunkerque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | SW 5 | N 11 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | |
32 | 57 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 49 | 119 | 81 | 42 | 23 | 35 | 77 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:02PM5.45m | 2:19AM5.56m | 2:37PM5.49m | 2:56AM5.55m | 3:13PM5.49m | 3:33AM5.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM1.06m | 9:01AM1.01m | 9:17PM1.00m | 9:37AM1.04m | 9:54PM0.99m | 10:14AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | WSW 5 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 57 | — | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 49 | 119 | 81 | 42 | 23 | 35 | 77 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 486 | 247 | 172 | 172 | 158 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 310 | 158 | 310 | 415 | 471 | 247 | 495 | 724 | 415 | 253 | 247 | 247 | 731 | 810 | 746 |
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