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Tardinghen in Normandy is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide.

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Overall Tardinghen Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tardinghen:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cap Griz Nez	2 mi
Second closest break	Cap Gris Nez	2 mi
Third closest break	Wissant	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Audreselles	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Cap Blanc Nez	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Tardinghen:
Closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	17 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	79 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	148 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	162 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	175 mi
Tide stations nearest to Tardinghen:
Closest tide station	Dover, England	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Dover, England	21 mi
Third closest tide station	Sheerness, England	55 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sheerness, England	55 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newhaven, England	69 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Tardinghen:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	210 mi
Second closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	254 mi
Third closest ski area	Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)	275 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bad Marienberg-Schorrberg (Germany)	277 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)	277 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Tardinghen:
Closest city location	Wissant (France)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Ambleteuse (France)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Marquise (France)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sangatte (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ferques (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Tardinghen is Calais Dunkerque Airport (CQF) in France, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Tardinghen is Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ), also in France, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Lydd Airport (LYX) in U.k., 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Manston Airport (MSE) in England is 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Oostende (Ostend) Airport (OST) in Belgium is the fifth nearest airport to Tardinghen and is 93 km (58 miles) away.