Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 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
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
34
77
91
78
131
118
58
37
18
12
10
4
2
2
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:47AM5.24m
4:10PM5.01m
4:34AM5.16m
4:56PM4.84m
5:23AM4.95m
5:44PM4.60m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.26m
10:35PM0.34m
11:08AM0.46m
11:25PM0.47m
12:02PM0.74m
00:21AM0.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
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
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
17
18
18
19
18
5
4
4
3
8
10
10
8
6
7
5
8
8
10
9
9
10
10
12
14
16
17
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
2
8
18
34
31
20
11
14
34
77
91
78
131
118
58
37
18
12
10
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
685
685
656
656
244
236
236
455
517
512
515
535
589
236
185
173
173
173
185
200
369
241
241
241
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
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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