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Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Westende today?
The current surf forecast for Westende at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Westende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | NNW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | |
39 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:14AM4.99m | 2:40PM5.05m | 3:00AM5.18m | 3:25PM5.09m | 3:47AM5.24m | 4:10PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.19m | 9:06PM0.34m | 9:31AM0.16m | 9:49PM0.29m | 10:18AM0.26m | 10:35PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 4 | N 7 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 39 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 196 | 297 | 297 | 338 | 222 | 276 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 530 | 535 | 515 | 350 | 341 | 537 | 828 | 847 | 766 | 803 | 297 | 339 | 236 |
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