Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
22.2° C
4.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 8PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.5
SW
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
N
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
5
17
19
28
22
12
23
17
6
13
18
22
28
109
98
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
S
25
SW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-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
High Tide
5:21PM4.93m
5:47AM4.72m
6:00PM4.67m
6:25AM4.39m
6:40PM4.34m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.58m
11:53PM0.36m
12:08PM0.80m
00:30AM0.70m
12:43PM1.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
22
22
20
20
19
17
18
19
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
14
16
20
19
18
18
17
15
13
14
16
15
14
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