Nieuwpoort Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.16° N 2.73° E

Nieuwpoort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
34
29
30
25
17
9
4
8
8
9
11
20
37
27
43
34
34
98
145
98
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:00PM4.67m
6:25AM4.39m
6:40PM4.34m
7:04AM4.03m
7:24PM3.99m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.80m
00:30AM0.70m
12:43PM1.06m
1:09AM1.07m
1:22PM1.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
22
23
21
20
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
16
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
17
19
19
19
22
19
18
17
15
18
17
16
14
13
12
14
13
12
13
14
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