Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
22.1° C
4.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
4
1
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
N
6
1.1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
41
48
25
8
9
50
51
60
48
34
45
135
155
109
45
10
42
42
43
40
35
39
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
W
30
WSW
10
W
15
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25AM4.39m
6:40PM4.34m
7:04AM4.03m
7:24PM3.99m
7:49AM3.68m
8:15PM3.64m
Low Tide
12:43PM1.06m
1:09AM1.07m
1:22PM1.34m
1:57AM1.42m
2:18PM1.60m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
18
19
18
19
17
16
19
20
21
19
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
17
15
14
14
11
12
14
13
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
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