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Tardinghen surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tardinghen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tardinghen sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tardinghen today?
The current surf forecast for Tardinghen at 6PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tardinghen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:07PM 5.70 | 6:40AM 5.63 | 7:17PM 5.54 | 7:48AM 5.59 | 8:20PM 5.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 1.68 | 12:57AM 1.89 | 1:28PM 1.94 | 1:58AM 2.10 | 2:33PM 2.05 | 3:05AM 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
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