Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.57° N 79.16° W

Dunkirk 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunkirk sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.1° 

Dunkirk surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunkirk today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunkirk at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
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0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
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0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
3
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
29
2
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
Low Tide
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:51
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6:50
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6:47
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Temp °C
15
17
16
14
11
10
10
9
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
18
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
7
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
9
11
12
9
8
7
7
6
11
15
16
16
16
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