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Oostende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oostende surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oostende sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Oostende today?
The current surf forecast for Oostende at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Oostende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | |
32 | 56 | 69 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 78 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:42PM4.60m | 5:02AM4.53m | 5:18PM4.42m | 5:41AM4.33m | 5:56PM4.20m | 6:25AM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.80m | 11:23AM1.00m | 11:43PM0.94m | 12:05PM1.21m | 00:27AM1.10m | 12:54PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 56 | 69 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 78 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 510 | 644 | 644 | 600 | 740 | 775 | 598 | 769 | 432 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 191 | 339 | 649 | 763 | 641 | 242 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 339 | 562 |
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