Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nieuwpoort today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nieuwpoort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 97 | 161 | 247 | 165 | 83 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:46PM5.02m | 4:09AM5.05m | 4:22PM5.08m | 4:45AM5.05m | 4:59PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.16m | 10:32AM0.45m | 10:47PM0.20m | 11:02AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 37 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 97 | 161 | 247 | 165 | 83 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 27 | 36 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 149 | 492 | 492 | 529 | 738 | 870 | 398 | 518 | 398 | 290 | 211 | 200 | 234 | 234 | 348 | 234 | 449 | 342 |
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