Mariakerke Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Sea – Belgium)

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Mariakerke Surf Guide

Mariakerke on the West Coast is a reasonably exposed beach/jetties break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is falling. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and obstacles.

Mariakerke Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach/jetties	2.9
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	8.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mariakerke:

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

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Mariakerke (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mariakerke with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% 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

17%

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

too small

83%

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

Explore Mariakerke Location Map

Interactive Mariakerke 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 Mariakerke is Oostende (Ostend) Airport (OST) in Belgium, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mariakerke is Wevelgem (Kortrijk-vevelgem) Airport (QKT), also in Belgium, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mariakerke Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 10 April 2021, 14:03 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 10
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NE	NE
Period (s)	11	11	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Mariakerke

Current tide and informaton

For Middelkerke, 1.0 km from Mariakerke.

Next High Water: 02:11am | 4.36m

Next Low Water: 08:07pm | 0.81m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mariakerke Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.1 °C) at Mariakerke is very cold today and the windchill (2.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

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

Current Temp*: 8.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Mariakerke

Surf stats for Mariakerke, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Mariakerke

Wind stats for Mariakerke, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Mariakerke. Click below to view there surf guides.

Middelkerke
- Beach
- 3.1
Reliability: fairly consistent
5km away
Ollies Point
- Beach
- 2.8
Reliability: inconsistent
5km away
Westende
- Beach
- 2.8
Reliability:
5km away
Nieuwpoort
- Beach/jetties
- 2.7
Reliability: fairly consistent
7km away
Oostduinkerke
- Beach/jetties
- 2.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
9km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Mariakerke:

Closest Wave BuoyF3 Light Vessel35 mi
Second closest Wave BuoySandettie Buoy45 mi
Third closest Wave BuoyGoodwin Sands Waverider58 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoySouth Knock WaveNet Site60 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoyWest Gabbard 2 WaveNet Site62 mi

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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