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Kaolins surfForecast / Brittany – Morbihan / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 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
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kaolins today?
The current surf forecast for Kaolins at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kaolins. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3029 | 2661 | 2191 | 1697 | 1575 | 1673 | 2606 | 3857 | 5019 | 6444 | 5255 | 5882 | 8087 | 8087 | 7425 | 6375 | 6375 | 5807 | 5262 | 4658 | 3951 | 3175 | 2169 | 1826 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:24AM 3.48 | 10:08PM 3.07 | 10:33AM 3.28 | 11:22PM 3.00 | 11:46AM 3.17 | 12:31AM 3.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06AM 0.92 | 3:50PM 0.90 | 4:08AM 1.11 | 4:52PM 1.05 | 5:14AM 1.21 | 5:54PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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