Surf Forecasts:
Tardinghen surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 22 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period, SW swell with 3,288 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 21 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tardinghen this week:
The surf forecast for Tardinghen over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tardinghen in the next 16 days are 4.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 21st Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tardinghen over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | W 9 | NE 6 | N 9 | ESE 3 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 193 | 135 | 84 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 76 | 924 | 1319 | 2928 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM7.21m | 1:26AM7.07m | 1:42PM7.05m | 2:01AM6.85m | 2:18PM6.78m | 2:37AM6.56m | 2:55PM6.44m | 3:15AM6.21m | 3:35PM6.06m | 3:57AM5.85m | 4:21PM5.69m | 4:49AM5.53m | 5:21PM5.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.69m | 8:13PM0.66m | 8:29AM0.84m | 8:47PM0.86m | 9:03AM1.05m | 9:22PM1.12m | 9:39AM1.31m | 10:00PM1.42m | 10:19AM1.60m | 10:42PM1.71m | 11:05AM1.87m | 11:29PM1.97m | 11:56AM2.08m | 00:24AM2.13m | |||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 8 | SW 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NE 10 | N 9 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NW 4 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 193 | 135 | 84 | 55 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 173 | 12 | 76 | 924 | 1319 | 2928 | 448 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 220 | 220 | 371 | 389 | 220 | 158 | 158 | 55 | 126 | 126 | 227 | 372 | 209 | 138 | 453 | 836 | 839 | 789 | 722 | 835 |
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