Li l J Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Sea – Belgium)

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Li l J Bay Surf Guide

Li l J Bay in North Sea - Belgium is an exposed sandbar break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The sandbar break offers both left and right hand waves. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

Li l J Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	rarely breaks	12.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Li l J Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Li l J Bay occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Li l J Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Li l J Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in October while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 76% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

76%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Li l J Bay Location Map

Interactive Li l J Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Li l J Bay is Oostende (Ostend) Airport (OST) in Belgium, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Li l J Bay is Wevelgem (Kortrijk-vevelgem) Airport (QKT), also in Belgium, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Li l J Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:43 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Li l J Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Knokke-Heist, 2 km from Li l J Bay.

Next High Water: 05:30am | 4.01m

Next Low Water: 11:19am | 0.93m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Li l J Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.8 °C) at Li l J Bay is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.