Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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)
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.9
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
110
150
35
29
33
33
26
22
16
28
59
69
66
91
91
87
145
188
200
145
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:05PM4.38m
6:24AM4.04m
6:46PM4.00m
7:07AM3.70m
7:34PM3.63m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.98m
00:20AM1.12m
12:29PM1.28m
1:02AM1.48m
1:20PM1.58m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
13
14
12
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
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