Nieuwpoort surf break

Nieuwpoort surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nieuwpoort today?

The current surf forecast for Nieuwpoort at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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 Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
10
4
5
5
4
7
9
11
3
1
1
1
1
9
20
42
55
86
98
102
80
60
36
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57AM5.20m
3:22PM5.11m
3:43AM5.26m
4:07PM5.03m
4:31AM5.17m
4:53PM4.86m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.14m
9:48PM0.27m
10:16AM0.23m
10:34PM0.32m
11:06AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:38
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
14
16
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
6
5
5
3
3
8
11
8
7
7
6
8
8
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
N
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
S
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
13
10
4
3
2
1
7
9
11
1
6
15
32
20
9
20
42
55
86
98
102
80
60
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
339
339
342
448
513
348
339
339
563
683
495
789
656
454
402
402
234
509
300
300
234
300
234
183
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea - Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Belgium
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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