Belgian Coast · Belgium
Nieuwpoort surf forecast
Beach break in Belgian Coast, Belgium, scored hour by hour in NORDR against the wind angle for the way it faces, the swell direction it wants, and the tide it works on.
How it breaks
Nieuwpoort is an exposed harbour-jetty beach break with left and right peaks that work best around high tide on a falling tide.
Getting there
Use the beach near Nieuwpoort harbour jetties, with Surfclub Windekind at Groenendijk as the friendlier club base.
Watch out for
- Buoys, occasional pollution and other man-made hazards are noted for this break.
- Rip currents can form near the jetties and harbour entrance.
Local detail
The jetties act like groynes and help expose the spot to north-northwest swell.
Tide dependency: severe
The Flemish Banks sit offshore in shallow water and take the swell before it reaches the beach. At low water this coast reads flat whatever the offshore number says, and the window opens on the push into high. NORDR scores that in rather than printing a tide chart beside the wave height.
Where this came from
- CommunitySurf-forecast - Nieuwpoort
- Surf clubSurfclub Windekind