Westende surfForecast / North Sea / Belgium

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
13.4° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Westende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
0.1
N
8
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
13
17
12
1
1
1
1
1
9
10
21
32
56
59
145
1
104
56
29
13
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:25PM5.09m
3:47AM5.24m
4:10PM5.01m
4:34AM5.16m
4:56PM4.84m
5:23AM4.95m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.16m
9:49PM0.29m
10:18AM0.26m
10:35PM0.34m
11:08AM0.46m
11:25PM0.47m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:38
9:39
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
7
8
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
8
10
10
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
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
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
3
3
13
17
12
1
3
13
32
21
9
10
21
32
56
59
145
150
104
56
29
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
450
450
350
241
350
510
685
685
685
656
654
402
236
236
517
535
535
634
302
236
173
173
173
173
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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