
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tardinghen today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tardinghen at 8PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tardinghen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 203 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:14PM6.91m | 4:33AM6.57m | 4:52PM6.40m | 5:12AM6.02m | 5:33PM5.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.84m | 11:09PM1.01m | 11:24AM1.31m | 11:43PM1.51m | 11:59AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 90 | 202 | 203 | 128 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 98 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 254 | 193 | 245 | 291 | 214 | 214 | 430 | 450 | 536 | 536 | 506 | 495 | 409 | 248 | 425 | 493 | 535 | 535 | 530 | 450 |
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