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Kaolins surfForecast / Brittany – Morbihan / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kaolins surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaolins sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kaolins today?
The current surf forecast for Kaolins at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest 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) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kaolins. (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 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1826 | 1800 | 1621 | 1553 | 1353 | 1366 | 892 | 653 | 2519 | 2777 | 2947 | 12913 | 12787 | 14670 | 19163 | 14471 | 6868 | 7326 | 8212 | 8119 | 8691 | 9003 | 8823 | 7752 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:52AM 3.43 | 3:10PM 3.40 | 3:27AM 3.57 | 3:46PM 3.51 | 4:01AM 3.70 | 4:20PM 3.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:27PM 0.93 | 8:52AM 0.88 | 9:09PM 0.83 | 9:34AM 0.75 | 9:49PM 0.74 | 10:13AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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