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Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Westende today?
The current surf forecast for Westende at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Westende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 3.91 | 7:25AM 3.77 | 8:11PM 3.71 | 8:30AM 3.63 | 9:17PM 3.63 | 9:39AM 3.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.54 | 2:31PM 1.23 | 3:07AM 1.59 | 3:33PM 1.31 | 4:07AM 1.54 | 4:31PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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