Nieuwpoort surf break

Nieuwpoort surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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Nieuwpoort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nieuwpoort today?

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
N
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
64
46
46
41
39
24
32
33
25
12
12
12
9
5
3
5
5
5
4
6
4
3
1
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52PM4.92m
2:10AM5.01m
2:37PM5.07m
2:57AM5.20m
3:22PM5.11m
3:43AM5.26m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.44m
8:43AM0.17m
9:04PM0.31m
9:29AM0.14m
9:48PM0.27m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:35
9:36
9:37
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
6
8
6
6
7
5
7
8
7
6
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
61
64
46
46
41
39
24
24
22
20
12
12
12
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
1
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
6
20
33
28
16
32
33
25
12
5
10
9
5
3
3
3
2
3
6
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
181
196
181
199
181
199
199
181
199
296
338
149
207
339
302
448
456
495
495
348
339
513
826
826
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea - Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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