Wimereux Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 1.61° E

Wimereux 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wimereux sea temperature is
21.4° C
3.8° 

Wimereux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wimereux today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wimereux at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
10
16
32
48
69
91
166
223
182
97
92
66
61
78
115
119
119
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17PM6.40m
4:39AM6.10m
4:57PM6.04m
5:20AM5.68m
5:40PM5.60m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.41m
11:31AM0.76m
11:51PM0.83m
12:05PM1.16m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
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17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
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15
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