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Audierne surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Audierne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Audierne sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Audierne today?
The current surf forecast for Audierne at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Audierne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3676 | 3408 | 3048 | 2782 | 2266 | 2431 | 1247 | 3530 | 4011 | 4204 | 4665 | 26961 | 29989 | 20959 | 20522 | 19226 | 17196 | 18628 | 18420 | 17280 | 17804 | 18459 | 17524 | 15233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45AM 4.15 | 3:05PM 4.14 | 3:23AM 4.33 | 3:42PM 4.29 | 3:59AM 4.49 | 4:18PM 4.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 1.21 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 9:14PM 1.07 | 9:39AM 0.98 | 9:54PM 0.94 | 10:17AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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