BeachScout

On the beach

  • Beach bar
  • Benches
  • Fast food
  • Lifeguard
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Trash bins

Right now

Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

Water temp
20°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.7m
Light chop
Wind
13km/h
SSW breeze
UV index
3/ 11
Moderate — some protection advised

7-day outlook

7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

20°20°21°21°21°20.5 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.0m0.8m1.6m2.4m1.9 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 220.41.2
Thu 320.41.6
Fri 420.51.9
Sat 520.51.1
Sun 620.50.5
Mon 720.70.6
Tue 820.51.5

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

11°15°19°23°27°Typical this month: 24°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Poste de Secours - Digue Des Allies (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan14
Feb13
Mar14
Apr16
May19
Jun22
Jul24
Aug25
Sep24
Oct22
Nov19
Dec16

Location & nearby beaches

51.0492°N, 2.3830°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

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).

Good for
  • 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.