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Pen-Hat surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pen-Hat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pen-Hat sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pen-Hat today?
The current surf forecast for Pen-Hat at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pen-Hat. (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) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2059 | 5638 | 4869 | 3898 | 3065 | 2477 | 2684 | 3555 | 5444 | 7001 | 10786 | 9176 | 9775 | 17499 | 17243 | 17056 | 15241 | 14252 | 12802 | 11414 | 9214 | 6877 | 5658 | 4296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:00PM 4.46 | 9:24AM 4.60 | 10:02PM 4.18 | 10:28AM 4.31 | 11:12PM 4.03 | 11:38AM 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 1.24 | 3:54PM 1.22 | 4:16AM 1.51 | 4:56PM 1.45 | 5:22AM 1.67 | 6:00PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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