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How it breaks

Dunkerque breaks behind the Digue du Break on a private industrial beach, where a rocky bottom at the jetty end shapes 50-150 m rides when North Sea and Channel swell wraps in.

Watch out for

Rocky seabed around the Digue du Break can damage boards and injure surfers.
The Dunkerque coast has powerful tidal currents driven by a large tide range.
Harbour pollution and debris are reported by locals.

What locals know

The beach sits on private port land, so visitors need to be respectful and discreet.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

CommunityMondo.surf - Dunkerque guide
CommunityCoastal Engineering blog - Dunkirk tidal currents
Webcam operatorDunkerque Digue Est webcam

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Dunkerque surf forecast

Light wind, waves outside the break window

Updated 04:30 UTC

Waves: 0.4SW
Period: 4 s
Wind: 2SW
Water: 16.7

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Thu 15, 07:00

Offshore wind, waves outside the break window

Wave height

0.4SW

Wind

SSSWSSWNNWN

Tide

-0.6

Period

Thu 15 07:00Thu 15 19:00Fri 16 07:00Fri 16 18:00Sat 17 06:00

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Hourly forecast

5 days of hourly waves, wind and tide. Pro covers seven days in NORDR for iPhone.

Thursday 15 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Thursday 15 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
06:00	0.4 m SW	4 s	6 kt S	0.4 m
07:00	0.4 m SW	4 s	6 kt S	-0.6 m
08:00	0.5 m SW	4 s	6 kt S	-1.5 m
09:00	0.5 m SW	4 s	5 kt S	-2.1 m
10:00	0.5 m SW	4 s	6 kt S	-2.2 m
11:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	6 kt S	-2.1 m
12:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	7 kt S	-1.5 m
13:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	7 kt S	-0.4 m
14:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	9 kt SSW	1.1 m
15:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	10 kt SSW	2.1 m
16:00	0.6 m SW	4 s	9 kt SSW	2.4 m
17:00	0.6 m WSW	4 s	8 kt SSW	1.9 m
18:00	0.6 m WSW	4 s	7 kt SSW	1.2 m
19:00	0.5 m WSW	4 s	5 kt SSW	0.1 m
20:00	0.5 m WSW	4 s	3 kt SSE	-1.0 m
21:00	0.5 m WSW	4 s	3 kt SE	-1.8 m
22:00	0.5 m WSW	4 s	1 kt NW	-2.2 m
23:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt S	-2.3 m

Friday 16 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Friday 16 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt SSW	-1.9 m
01:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt SSW	-1.1 m
02:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt SSW	0.2 m
03:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt S	1.4 m
04:00	0.4 m WSW	4 s	4 kt SSW	1.9 m
05:00	0.4 m SW	4 s	4 kt SSW	1.6 m
06:00	0.4 m WSW	3 s	4 kt SSW	1.1 m
07:00	0.5 m WSW	3 s	5 kt SSW	0.4 m
08:00	0.5 m WSW	3 s	5 kt SW	-0.6 m
09:00	0.6 m WSW	3 s	5 kt SSW	-1.4 m
10:00	0.6 m WSW	4 s	5 kt SSW	-1.9 m
11:00	0.7 m WSW	4 s	7 kt SW	-2.0 m
12:00	0.7 m W	4 s	13 kt NW	-1.7 m
13:00	0.8 m W	4 s	13 kt NNW	-1.0 m
14:00	0.9 m WNW	4 s	13 kt NNW	0.0 m
15:00	0.9 m NW	4 s	13 kt NNW	1.2 m
16:00	1.0 m NW	4 s	12 kt NNW	1.9 m
17:00	1.0 m NW	4 s	12 kt NNW	1.9 m
18:00	1.1 m NNW	4 s	12 kt NNW	1.3 m
19:00	1.1 m NNW	4 s	12 kt NNW	0.7 m
20:00	1.2 m NNW	5 s	14 kt NNW	-0.2 m
21:00	1.2 m NNW	5 s	14 kt NNW	-1.2 m
22:00	1.2 m NNW	5 s	13 kt NNW	-1.8 m
23:00	1.3 m N	5 s	15 kt NNW	-2.0 m

Saturday 17 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Saturday 17 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.3 m N	5 s	13 kt NNW	-1.9 m
01:00	1.3 m N	5 s	11 kt N	-1.4 m
02:00	1.3 m N	5 s	12 kt NNW	-0.6 m
03:00	1.4 m N	5 s	11 kt N	0.5 m
04:00	1.4 m N	5 s	11 kt N	1.4 m
05:00	1.4 m N	5 s	10 kt N	1.5 m
06:00	1.4 m N	5 s	12 kt N	1.1 m
07:00	1.4 m N	5 s	12 kt N	0.6 m
08:00	1.4 m N	5 s	13 kt NNE	-0.1 m
09:00	1.4 m N	5 s	13 kt N	-1.0 m
10:00	1.5 m N	5 s	13 kt NNE	-1.7 m
11:00	1.5 m N	5 s	10 kt NE	-2.0 m
12:00	1.5 m N	5 s	5 kt ENE	-1.9 m
13:00	1.6 m N	5 s	14 kt W	-1.5 m
14:00	1.6 m N	5 s	12 kt S	-0.8 m
15:00	1.6 m N	5 s	13 kt NNE	0.3 m
16:00	1.7 m N	5 s	13 kt NNE	1.2 m
17:00	1.7 m N	5 s	11 kt NNE	1.6 m
18:00	1.8 m N	6 s	10 kt NNE	1.4 m
19:00	1.9 m N	6 s	10 kt NNE	0.9 m
20:00	2.0 m N	6 s	12 kt NNE	0.4 m
21:00	2.0 m N	6 s	13 kt NNE	-0.4 m
22:00	2.0 m N	6 s	10 kt NE	-1.2 m
23:00	2.1 m N	6 s	11 kt NE	-1.7 m

Sunday 18 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Sunday 18 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	2.1 m N	6 s	11 kt NE	-1.8 m
01:00	2.1 m NNE	6 s	10 kt NE	-1.6 m
02:00	2.1 m NNE	6 s	9 kt NNE	-1.1 m
03:00	2.1 m NNE	6 s	9 kt NE	-0.3 m
04:00	2.0 m NNE	7 s	6 kt ENE	0.6 m
05:00	2.0 m NNE	7 s	5 kt ENE	1.1 m
06:00	2.0 m NNE	7 s	5 kt ENE	1.0 m
07:00	2.0 m NNE	7 s	6 kt ENE	0.6 m
08:00	2.0 m NNE	7 s	8 kt ENE	0.1 m
09:00	1.9 m NNE	7 s	8 kt ENE	-0.5 m
10:00	1.9 m NNE	6 s	9 kt ENE	-1.4 m
11:00	1.9 m NNE	6 s	9 kt ENE	-2.0 m
12:00	1.8 m NNE	6 s	11 kt NE	-2.2 m
13:00	1.8 m NNE	6 s	12 kt NE	-2.1 m
14:00	1.8 m NNE	6 s	12 kt NE	-1.7 m
15:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	11 kt NE	-1.0 m
16:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	11 kt NE	-0.2 m
17:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	10 kt NE	0.6 m
18:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	12 kt NE	0.8 m
19:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	13 kt ENE	0.6 m
20:00	1.7 m NNE	6 s	15 kt ENE	0.3 m
21:00	1.6 m NNE	6 s	15 kt ENE	-0.1 m
22:00	1.6 m NNE	6 s	15 kt ENE	-0.8 m
23:00	1.6 m NNE	6 s	15 kt ENE	-1.5 m

Monday 19 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Monday 19 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.5 m NNE	6 s	14 kt ENE	-1.9 m
01:00	1.5 m NNE	6 s	14 kt ENE	-1.9 m
02:00	1.5 m NNE	6 s	13 kt ENE	-1.7 m
03:00	1.5 m NNE	5 s	12 kt ENE	-1.2 m
04:00	1.5 m NNE	5 s	12 kt ENE	-0.5 m
05:00	1.5 m NNE	5 s	11 kt ENE	0.3 m
06:00	1.5 m NE	5 s	11 kt ENE	0.7 m
07:00	1.5 m NE	5 s	11 kt ENE	0.7 m
08:00	1.5 m NE	5 s	11 kt ENE	0.4 m
09:00	1.5 m NE	5 s	11 kt ENE	0.1 m
10:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	10 kt ENE	-0.4 m
11:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	10 kt E	-1.2 m
12:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	10 kt E	-1.8 m
13:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	10 kt ENE	-2.0 m
14:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	9 kt ENE	-1.9 m
15:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	9 kt E	-1.6 m
16:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	8 kt E	-1.0 m
17:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	8 kt ESE	-0.3 m
18:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	8 kt ESE	0.4 m
19:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	8 kt E	0.6 m
20:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	7 kt E	0.5 m
21:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	7 kt E	0.4 m
22:00	1.4 m NE	5 s	6 kt E	0.1 m
23:00	1.3 m NE	5 s	6 kt E	-0.6 m

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Trapegeer

Delayed

Significant wave height 0.3m

Wave period: 2.7 s
Water: 17.0 °C

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How it breaks

Dunkerque breaks behind the Digue du Break on a private industrial beach, where a rocky bottom at the jetty end shapes 50-150 m rides when North Sea and Channel swell wraps in.

Watch out for

Rocky seabed around the Digue du Break can damage boards and injure surfers.
The Dunkerque coast has powerful tidal currents driven by a large tide range.
Harbour pollution and debris are reported by locals.

What locals know

The beach sits on private port land, so visitors need to be respectful and discreet.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

CommunityMondo.surf - Dunkerque guide
CommunityCoastal Engineering blog - Dunkirk tidal currents
Webcam operatorDunkerque Digue Est webcam

Dunkerque surf forecast

Current conditions

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in France

Dunkerque surf forecast

Current conditions

Current conditions

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

Buoys around this break

Trapegeer

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in France

Current conditions

Buoys around this break

Trapegeer

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct