This product includes the boundaries of tidal zones for French Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts in shapefile format. Information on the characteristics of tidal zones is available as part of the "Maritime Altimetric Reference Values" product.

This study provides an initial global estimate of the extreme water level values along the French metropolitan coastline. These results are to be refined locally with all available data and knowledge. The method used is based on a statistical analysis of the tide gauge observations available in the ports. It does not take into account wave observations. The results between ports are obtained by an interpolation method. The study produces at the reference ports the statistical estimates: - extreme values of high water surge in the Channel and Atlantic; - extreme values of water level for the whole of Metropolitan France. And a set of statistical estimation maps of extreme water level values along the coastline. The estimates provided go up to the 1,000-year return period. In view of the duration of observations used at the ports, the user must check whether estimates with a return period of more than 50 or 100 years are still valid 50 or 100 years still make sense.

This product includes Shom 3D digital data on tidal currents in the Channel in shapefile and geotiff formats. These digital files provide information on tidal current components (speed and direction) on an hourly basis (6 hours either side of high water for a reference port), and for two typical tidal coefficients (45 and 95). Cherbourg is taken as the reference port. Three layers are available: Surface; mid-depth; and sea-bed.

This product includes Shom 3D digital data on tidal currents in the area "Loire" in shapefile and geotiff formats. These digital files provide information on tidal current components (speed and direction) on an hourly basis (6 hours either side of high water for a reference port), and for two typical tidal coefficients (45 and 95). Saint-Nazaire is taken as the reference port. Three layers are available: Surface; mid-depth; and sea-bed.

Tidal ranges on the French coasts of the Channel and the Atlantic for a coefficient of 95 : tidal range for mean neap tides for average atmospheric conditions..

Tidal ranges on the French coasts of the Channel and the Atlantic for a coefficient of 95 : maximal tidal range for average atmospheric conditions..

Tidal ranges on the French coasts of the Channel and the Atlantic for a coefficient of 20 : minimum tidal range for average atmospheric conditions..

This product includes Shom 3D digital data on tidal currents in the area "Loire" in shapefile and geotiff formats. These digital files provide information on tidal current components (speed and direction) on an hourly basis (6 hours either side of high water for a reference port), and for two typical tidal coefficients (45 and 95). Brest is taken as the reference port. Four layers are available: Surface; mid-depth; - 10 m above the sea bed and sea-bed.

Tidal ranges on the French coasts of the Channel and the Atlantic for a coefficient of 95 : tidal range for mean spring tides for average atmospheric conditions..

Wave forecasting models allow the representation of sea states based on a spectral resolution at the global scale or at the scale of ocean basins. This code calculates the evolution of the sea state by decomposing it into a wave spectrum that propagates in different directions and with different periods. During the propagation, the wave energy is increased or decreased by the effects of wind, breaking waves and energy exchanges between the different components. The wave forecasts available on data.shom.fr are calculated with 2 different types of models: MFWAM for the offshore domain (resolution from 0.5° to 0.1°) and Wavewatch III ® (WW3) for the coastal domain (resolution from 2min to 200m). MFWAM is a sea state forecasting model (wind wave and swell) derived from the third generation WAM code (WAMDI Group, 1988). Wavewatch III ® (WW3) is developed in a collaboration between the United States Weather Service (NOAA/NCEP), Shom, the University of Darmstadt in Germany, and other partners. The forecasts published on data.shom.fr are issued from the parameterization carried out and optimized by the Shom and Météo-France within the framework of the Homonim project (national coastal flood/wave/storm warning system).