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Audierne surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Audierne today?
The current surf forecast for Audierne at 12PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
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) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11179 | 9422 | 9755 | 15380 | 17495 | 16862 | 15318 | 13707 | 13042 | 11602 | 9561 | 7760 | 6779 | 4780 | 3484 | 2927 | 2093 | 1807 | 1780 | 2106 | 2877 | 3074 | 2836 | 2796 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:20AM 3.98 | 11:04PM 3.71 | 11:31AM 3.82 | 12:14AM 3.71 | 12:39PM 3.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07AM 1.39 | 4:48PM 1.33 | 5:13AM 1.54 | 5:51PM 1.43 | 6:19AM 1.56 | 6:52PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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