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Tarnos - La Digue surfForecast / Landes / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarnos - La Digue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarnos - La Digue sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarnos - La Digue today?
The current surf forecast for Tarnos - La Digue at 10AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarnos - La Digue. (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) (?) | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1013 | 2751 | 2414 | 2513 | 2734 | 2767 | 2729 | 2515 | 2480 | 2618 | 2483 | 2311 | 1973 | 1778 | 1520 | 1329 | 1030 | 943 | 1445 | 5057 | 12998 | 14525 | 13534 | 13791 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 3.54 | 2:21PM 3.59 | 2:41AM 3.66 | 3:01PM 3.64 | 3:18AM 3.78 | 3:38PM 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:23AM 1.66 | 8:44PM 1.60 | 9:09AM 1.55 | 9:24PM 1.53 | 9:49AM 1.44 | 10:01PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
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