Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Westende today?

The current surf forecast for Westende at 5PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:44PM4.60m
6:15AM4.65m
6:35PM4.32m
7:11AM4.32m
7:30PM4.05m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.74m
00:21AM0.65m
1:02PM1.04m
1:25AM0.85m
2:08PM1.29m
2:34AM1.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
Temp °C
15
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
21
22
24
23
22
21
20
21
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
13
15
18
19
18
16
15
15
16
21
21
23
23
22
20
19
21
25
25
24
24
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
185
200
369
303
241
241
241
341
341
241
241
241
241
303
316
276
283
341
283
286
286
286
303
369
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)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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