Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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), 4s 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
N
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
19
7
6
42
40
55
44
27
43
106
150
131
62
23
48
51
50
50
26
50
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
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
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
17
17
15
15
13
12
12
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
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