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Kerloch surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kerloch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kerloch sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kerloch today?
The current surf forecast for Kerloch at 1PM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kerloch. (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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12235 | 10970 | 12398 | 20651 | 22216 | 21235 | 18681 | 16387 | 14990 | 13574 | 10273 | 8576 | 6853 | 4756 | 3859 | 3025 | 2327 | 2059 | 2154 | 2681 | 3701 | 3675 | 3827 | 3154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 4.28 | 11:13PM 4.00 | 11:39AM 4.11 | 12:22AM 3.99 | 12:47PM 4.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 1.50 | 4:57PM 1.43 | 5:22AM 1.66 | 6:01PM 1.54 | 6:29AM 1.69 | 7:02PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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