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Tardinghen surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
12.6° 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 11AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tardinghen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | WSW 6 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:36PM7.62m | 00:57AM7.78m | 1:20PM7.84m | 1:41AM7.94m | 2:05PM7.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.27m | 7:46PM0.25m | 8:09AM-0.01m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:56AM-0.11m | 9:19PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | 9:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 41 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 25 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 124 | 150 | 274 | 199 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 199 | 119 | 291 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 256 | 335 | 368 | 382 | 282 | 282 | 265 | 502 | 430 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nord - Pas de Calais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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