Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 CEST
Forecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
12
10
5
7
4
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
8
20
37
61
80
109
143
237
319
372
384
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:50AM4.90m
6:08PM4.77m
6:40AM4.66m
7:02PM4.55m
7:43AM4.51m
8:10PM4.45m
Low Tide
00:09AM1.42m
12:34PM1.69m
00:59AM1.60m
1:28PM1.87m
1:56AM1.72m
2:29PM1.95m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:24
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
9
12
10
8
9
9
7
7
5
5
4
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
18
12
10
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
7
4
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
8
20
37
61
80
109
143
237
319
372
384
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)
232
232
336
443
506
541
514
514
485
485
485
514
534
554
554
249
549
549
499
560
506
422
399
293
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunkerque surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest