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Wimereux surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° 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 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wimereux. (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 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 96 | 197 | 360 | 459 | 440 | 412 | 416 | 529 | 658 | 414 | 228 | 117 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 5.18 | 10:23AM 5.33 | 10:47PM 5.38 | 11:05AM 5.52 | 11:27PM 5.57 | 11:45AM 5.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 1.62 | 5:30PM 1.41 | 5:51AM 1.40 | 6:13PM 1.21 | 6:32AM 1.19 | 6:53PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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