Nieuwpoort surf break

Nieuwpoort surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
9
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
9
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
N
8
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
78
61
64
46
46
41
39
25
33
29
21
12
12
21
15
14
7
7
5
8
12
17
11
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52PM4.92m
2:10AM5.01m
2:37PM5.07m
2:57AM5.20m
3:22PM5.11m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.32m
8:22PM0.44m
8:43AM0.17m
9:04PM0.31m
9:29AM0.14m
9:48PM0.27m
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
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
Temp °C
8
7
11
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
10
4
2
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
6
7
5
6
7
6
7
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
9
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
9
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
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
94
78
61
64
46
46
41
39
25
24
23
21
12
12
12
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
25
13
5
5
1
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
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
5
6
13
22
20
22
33
29
18
7
6
21
15
14
7
7
4
8
12
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
28
41
69
281
181
199
199
199
199
181
199
296
338
338
338
339
339
448
456
365
365
348
509
513
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea - Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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