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Locquirec surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Locquirec surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Locquirec sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Locquirec today?
The current surf forecast for Locquirec at 12PM is: 4.0m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Locquirec. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5641 | 5007 | 5096 | 9792 | 10895 | 10775 | 9424 | 8485 | 7628 | 6897 | 5418 | 4466 | 3684 | 2729 | 2118 | 1676 | 1303 | 1245 | 1321 | 1398 | 1891 | 1995 | 2056 | 1995 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 6.02 | 12:32AM 5.71 | 12:56PM 5.78 | 1:37AM 5.66 | 2:00PM 5.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35AM 2.10 | 6:12PM 2.02 | 6:41AM 2.39 | 7:19PM 2.25 | 7:52AM 2.48 | 8:26PM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
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