Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.3
N
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
W
5
0.5
W
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
18
28
33
34
25
43
106
176
131
47
11
48
50
39
55
43
35
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:40PM4.34m
7:04AM4.03m
7:24PM3.99m
7:49AM3.68m
8:15PM3.64m
Low Tide
1:09AM1.07m
1:22PM1.34m
1:57AM1.42m
2:18PM1.60m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
19
20
21
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
16
15
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
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