Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Nieuwpoort today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 12PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
3
6
48
82
87
87
91
89
108
143
127
278
269
256
246
213
144
149
120
93
53
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16AM4.37m
5:36PM4.36m
5:53AM4.08m
6:17PM4.02m
6:36AM3.79m
7:05PM3.69m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.94m
11:47PM1.16m
11:59AM1.21m
00:28AM1.48m
12:51PM1.49m
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
13
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14
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Feels °C
15
15
15
13
6
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
8
8
9
6
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