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Lesconil surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lesconil surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lesconil sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lesconil today?
The current surf forecast for Lesconil at 1PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lesconil. (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 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5377 | 8531 | 7817 | 10178 | 12893 | 12359 | 11602 | 10395 | 9844 | 9100 | 7513 | 6917 | 6016 | 4416 | 3232 | 2545 | 2008 | 1510 | 1465 | 1579 | 2281 | 2471 | 2436 | 2402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28AM 3.25 | 11:15PM 2.97 | 11:40AM 3.14 | 12:24AM 3.01 | 12:46PM 3.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 1.14 | 4:51PM 1.08 | 5:13AM 1.23 | 5:54PM 1.13 | 6:18AM 1.23 | 6:50PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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