Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nieuwpoort sea temperature is
22.2° C
4.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 5PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
22
11
15
16
34
53
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
20
NNE
15
N
15
NE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:42PM5.10m
5:09AM4.99m
5:21PM4.93m
5:47AM4.72m
6:00PM4.67m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.42m
11:17PM0.10m
11:35AM0.58m
11:53PM0.36m
12:08PM0.80m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
20
22
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
17
17
19
16
16
16
17
15
15
17
15
14
17
20
20
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