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Audierne surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Audierne. (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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4543 | 4873 | 4681 | 4681 | 4297 | 3978 | 3676 | 3408 | 3048 | 2756 | 2473 | 2254 | 1247 | 2810 | 3564 | 3881 | 4366 | 26788 | 29542 | 23145 | 31633 | 28038 | 19465 | 19624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:23PM 3.99 | 2:45AM 4.15 | 3:05PM 4.14 | 3:23AM 4.33 | 3:42PM 4.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 1.33 | 8:32PM 1.21 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 9:14PM 1.07 | 9:39AM 0.98 | 9:54PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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