Blankenberge

Blankenberge is an NW-facing beach break in West Flanders, Belgium. It picks up swell from NNW to NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 71% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the English Channel lets in swell from 249.8° (WSW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 414 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

NW (320°)

Best swell

NNW to N (329°–1°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNW to NNE (329° to 29.5°)

Rare slot

English Channel, 249.8° WSW

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

F3 Light Vessel · 79 km away

Cams

1 (1 plays here)