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Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
13.4° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
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 morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | |
13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 86 | 98 | 102 | 80 | 60 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:00AM5.18m | 3:25PM5.09m | 3:47AM5.24m | 4:10PM5.01m | 4:34AM5.16m | 4:56PM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.16m | 9:49PM0.29m | 10:18AM0.26m | 10:35PM0.34m | 11:08AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 86 | 98 | 102 | 80 | 60 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 339 | 344 | 450 | 515 | 350 | 341 | 341 | 563 | 685 | 497 | 791 | 656 | 455 | 402 | 402 | 236 | 510 | 302 | 302 | 236 | 302 | 236 | 185 |
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