Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oostende today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oostende at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Oostende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 78 | 126 | 212 | 200 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM4.53m | 7:32AM4.37m | 7:51PM4.33m | 8:30AM4.14m | 8:56PM4.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM1.02m | 1:28AM0.77m | 1:52PM1.17m | 2:22AM0.96m | 2:50PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 78 | 126 | 212 | 200 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 1060 | 730 | 632 | 549 | 581 | 487 | 549 | 376 | 380 | 510 | 424 | 220 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 297 | 362 | 362 | 191 |
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