Wimereux surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
12.7° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, 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)
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
6
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
39
36
23
18
21
31
64
128
118
75
68
80
104
139
254
302
245
146
87
64
39
27
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:10PM6.89m
2:32AM6.93m
2:56PM6.74m
3:19AM6.71m
3:44PM6.44m
4:09AM6.34m
Low Tide
8:59AM-0.06m
9:21PM0.10m
9:46AM0.03m
10:08PM0.21m
10:34AM0.27m
10:57PM0.42m
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
7
6
6
8
8
5
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
8
7
5
6
7
8
10
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
23
18
15
12
2
48
86
64
39
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.3
S
2
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
33
33
39
36
1
21
31
64
128
118
75
68
80
104
139
254
302
245
146
87
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
359
359
258
152
258
513
613
613
613
613
655
409
148
148
442
442
443
542
213
148
94
94
94
94
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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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