Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tardinghen today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tardinghen at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tardinghen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
292 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 46 | 51 | 64 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 30 | 25 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:22PM5.81m | 6:51AM5.45m | 7:24PM5.35m | 8:04AM5.09m | 8:43PM5.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM1.96m | 1:21PM2.22m | 1:53AM2.38m | 2:22PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNE 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
292 | 209 | 137 | 85 | 3 | 51 | 64 | 53 | 38 | 27 | — | 17 | 28 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 30 | 25 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 503 | 363 | 59 | 115 | 380 | 400 | 506 | 503 | 413 | 421 | 283 | 285 | 331 | 283 | 483 | 503 | 283 | 199 |
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