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Terminus berck

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

4Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: too small (1 ft swell at 3 s)

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 ssoft
Energy
7kJ
Wind
NNE 11 kn
Temp
12°C

Tue 3 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft9 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
ENE 9 kn
Temp
10°C

Wed 4 · 4 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft13 s
Energy
7kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
9°C

Thu 5 · 4 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft10 s
Energy
4kJ
Wind
E 7 kn
Temp
9°C

Fri 6 · 3 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft9 s
Energy
2kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
11°C

Sat 7 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft8 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
S 4 kn
Temp
10°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
4kJ
Wind
WNW 8 kn
Temp
10°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 110, too small
  2. Mon 23, too small
  3. Tue 32, too small
  4. Wed 44, too small
  5. Thu 54, too small
  6. Fri 63, too small
  7. Sat 72, too small
  8. Sun 86, too small
  9. Mon 92, too small
  10. Tue 101, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Terminus berck, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov10, too small1 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore11°C
Mon 2Nov3, too small1 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots12°C
Tue 3Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 4Nov4, too smallunder 1 ft13 s1 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore9°C
Thu 5Nov4, too smallunder 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore9°C
Fri 6Nov3, too smallunder 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 7Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft8 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south, 4 knots10°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small1 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots10°C
Mon 9Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore8°C
Tue 10Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots12°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 03:53 +3.5 mLow 10:40 −2.8 mHigh 16:18 +3.3 mLow 23:18 −2.9 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:54 +3.0 mLow 11:57 −2.5 mHigh 17:23 +2.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 00:37 −2.7 mHigh 06:04 +2.6 mLow 13:16 −2.5 mHigh 18:37 +2.5 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Terminus berck

Berck, Dune - panoramio
Near Terminus berck. Photo: Jarosław Baranowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Near Terminus berck. Photo: Steve C from Hesdin, FRANCE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berck
Near Terminus berck. Photo: GIRAUD Patrick, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Terminus berck

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (278°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (98°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.4 km out (1 in 345). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Berck, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,310–US$2,440 each

about US$1,310–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$188
Totalabout US$1,310–US$2,440

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Berck

4 min by car · 41 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 41 places to stay in Berck · Booking.com

About Berck its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 3h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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