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Etel surfForecast / Brittany – Morbihan / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 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
12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Etel today?
The current surf forecast for Etel at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
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 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2116 | 3186 | 3949 | 5959 | 4837 | 4710 | 6010 | 6662 | 6146 | 5562 | 5173 | 4715 | 4234 | 3857 | 3485 | 3102 | 2147 | 1691 | 1484 | 1049 | 892 | 747 | 822 | 1335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 3.18 | 10:37AM 3.39 | 11:26PM 3.11 | 11:51AM 3.28 | 12:35AM 3.15 | 12:56PM 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 1.13 | 4:53PM 1.08 | 5:14AM 1.24 | 5:54PM 1.14 | 6:18AM 1.25 | 6:51PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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