Wimereux Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.77° N 1.61° E

Wimereux 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wimereux sea temperature is
21.3° C
3.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wimereux at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
223
200
190
220
181
93
45
37
40
33
20
13
50
97
70
43
33
18
15
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM5.14m
6:57AM4.81m
7:28PM4.74m
8:07AM4.50m
8:45PM4.51m
Low Tide
12:40PM1.57m
1:04AM1.72m
1:22PM1.95m
1:55AM2.10m
2:24PM2.26m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
14
15
17
15
13
14
13
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
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