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Tardinghen surfForecast / Nord – Pas de Calais / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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
11.5° 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 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tardinghen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 345 | 458 | 370 | 279 | 373 | 427 | 701 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 5.87 | 10:01PM 5.91 | 10:21AM 6.09 | 10:43PM 6.13 | 11:02AM 6.31 | 11:23PM 6.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 1.83 | 5:03AM 1.82 | 5:27PM 1.59 | 5:48AM 1.57 | 6:10PM 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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