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Anael surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Anael surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anael sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Anael today?
The current surf forecast for Anael at 2PM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Anael. (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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10570 | 9434 | 10732 | 17874 | 18969 | 17893 | 15634 | 14129 | 12876 | 10940 | 8568 | 7138 | 5774 | 4180 | 3293 | 2724 | 2057 | 1945 | 2071 | 2402 | 3181 | 3275 | 3021 | 2930 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 5.26 | 11:54PM 4.96 | 12:19PM 5.05 | 1:01AM 4.93 | 1:25PM 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 1.85 | 5:37PM 1.77 | 6:04AM 2.08 | 6:43PM 1.95 | 7:14AM 2.14 | 7:47PM 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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