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 beginners: 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 beginner 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 ft146 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too big2 ft31 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good2 ft23 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, good2 ft6 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, fair1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, poor2 ft53 kJwind from the west-south-west, 22 knots, poor2 ft39 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Dunkerque: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Dunkerque, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big5 ft6 smushy146kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct60, good2 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the east, 4 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct54, good2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor1 ft6 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor2 ft8 ssoft53kJwind from the west-south-west, 22 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor2 ft6 smushy39kJwind from the south-west, 9 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