France · Nord
Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies
Nord, France
On the beach
Right now
Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.
7-day outlook
7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 20.4 | 1.2 |
| Thu 3 | 20.4 | 1.6 |
| Fri 4 | 20.5 | 1.9 |
| Sat 5 | 20.5 | 1.1 |
| Sun 6 | 20.5 | 0.5 |
| Mon 7 | 20.7 | 0.6 |
| Tue 8 | 20.5 | 1.5 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 14 |
| Feb | 13 |
| Mar | 14 |
| Apr | 16 |
| May | 19 |
| Jun | 22 |
| Jul | 24 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 24 |
| Oct | 22 |
| Nov | 19 |
| Dec | 16 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- 1.2 km
- 3.1 km
- 3.9 km
- 7.6 km
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Bus stop: FRAC – LAAC, about ~280 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest city: Dunkerque, about ~1.6 km away.
- 41 places to eat within 1 km Closest is L'iode Restaurant, about ~60 m away.
- 10 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Radisson Blu Grand Hôtel & Spa Malo-les-Bains, about ~100 m away.
- 8 shops nearby, the closest about ~180 m away
What kind of beach is this?
This is a town beach, woven into the everyday fabric of a city or larger settlement — expect company on warm days, especially through July and August, alongside easy access to shops and services.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
Is the water clean at Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies?
Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies sits on a stretch of coast classed as a coastal bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Good for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It sits in Nord. You can park about ~120 m away.
Over the 11 classified seasons on record, 6 have come back Excellent or Good — a track record worth checking each year rather than assuming. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. Dunkerque — the closest town — sits about ~1.6 km from here.
That “Good” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Good for 6 straight years. There are 41 places to eat within a kilometre — L'iode Restaurant is the closest, about ~60 m away.