Wimereux surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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Wimereux surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wimereux sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wimereux today?

The current surf forecast for Wimereux at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
7
24
42
48
38
52
66
49
39
27
26
29
23
20
15
18
31
27
19
15
18
18
19
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:41PM6.68m
1:01AM6.83m
1:26PM6.87m
1:46AM6.97m
2:10PM6.89m
2:32AM6.93m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.29m
8:12AM0.02m
8:35PM0.13m
8:59AM-0.06m
9:21PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<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
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
5
4
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
Energy kJ
6
6
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
15
1
1
3
3
15
18
18
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
2
7
24
42
48
38
52
66
49
39
27
26
29
23
18
31
27
19
1
5
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
211
224
211
226
211
226
226
211
226
302
345
236
292
346
220
359
382
418
418
258
249
423
781
784
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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