Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
13.6° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 26°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
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)
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
17
7
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
10
N
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23AM4.95m
5:44PM4.60m
6:15AM4.65m
6:35PM4.32m
7:11AM4.32m
7:30PM4.05m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.47m
12:02PM0.74m
00:21AM0.65m
1:02PM1.04m
1:25AM0.85m
2:08PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
21
23
25
26
23
8
9
10
12
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
21
21
22
22
22
20
19
22
23
26
26
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
2
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)
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
38
17
7
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
173
173
185
200
241
241
241
241
241
341
341
241
241
241
241
303
316
276
316
330
350
283
286
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
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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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