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Etel surfForecast / Brittany – Morbihan / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Etel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etel sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etel today?
The current surf forecast for Etel at 6AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Etel. (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) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2469 | 4363 | 2061 | 2177 | 2412 | 2157 | 2090 | 1884 | 1830 | 1832 | 1645 | 1599 | 1531 | 1327 | 1162 | 892 | 759 | 1173 | 1483 | 2394 | 12495 | 7967 | 12776 | 13735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 3.40 | 2:35PM 3.41 | 2:55AM 3.55 | 3:13PM 3.53 | 3:30AM 3.69 | 3:49PM 3.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42PM 1.06 | 8:08AM 1.06 | 8:28PM 0.97 | 8:54AM 0.91 | 9:11PM 0.86 | 9:36AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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