Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CEST
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Westende surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westende sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Westende today?

The current surf forecast for Westende at 9PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
W
6
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
16
27
54
95
75
106
77
46
20
12
7
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:10PM5.01m
4:34AM5.16m
4:56PM4.84m
5:23AM4.95m
5:44PM4.60m
6:15AM4.65m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.26m
10:35PM0.34m
11:08AM0.46m
11:25PM0.47m
12:02PM0.74m
00:21AM0.65m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
4
4
9
10
10
8
6
7
6
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
W
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
19
42
28
17
11
16
27
54
95
75
106
77
46
20
12
7
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
791
656
236
236
236
455
517
515
535
535
450
236
185
173
173
173
185
200
241
241
241
303
341
341
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
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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