Dunkerque surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunkerque today?

The current surf forecast for Dunkerque at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
1.2
WSW
5
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.1
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.5
W
3
0.2
N
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
61
42
35
34
51
29
21
19
10
15
10
5
5
5
5
13
37
33
16
4
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM6.22m
2:10PM6.25m
2:30AM6.37m
2:55PM6.29m
3:17AM6.38m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.56m
8:32AM0.26m
8:55PM0.40m
9:20AM0.21m
9:42PM0.35m
10:09AM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:38
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
6
6
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
9
7
8
6
6
6
5
7
7
8
6
5
4
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
58
41
38
35
34
21
20
19
19
10
11
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
7
61
42
32
30
51
29
21
14
10
15
10
5
5
5
4
13
37
33
16
11
16
36
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
184
184
184
201
201
201
201
293
335
335
184
336
336
446
486
485
485
485
313
506
810
504
814
803
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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