Dunkerque, France

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About Dunkerque

Dunkerque is a town in Nord, France. From Dunkerque you can reach 1 surf spot and 2 sailing spots. The nearest is Dunkerque, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OST, 39 km away.

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Staying in Dunkerque

  • 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: OST, 39 km, LIL, 73 km, SEN, 131 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dunkerque.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Dunkerque: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Dunkerque0.1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft129 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, fair2 ft31 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, poor3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft6 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, poor1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, poor3 ft51 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots, poor4 ft98 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Dunkerque: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dunkerque, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct42, fair5 ft6 smushy129kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct22, poor2 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the east, 4 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct23, poor3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct6, poor1 ft6 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor3 ft6 smushy51kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor4 ft6 smushy98kJwind from the west, 13 knots12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dunkerque, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Dunkerque

Places to eat near Dunkerque

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits