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Pen-Hat surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 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 3PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
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 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9899 | 16531 | 16869 | 16041 | 15072 | 13514 | 12256 | 10903 | 8667 | 6877 | 5658 | 3870 | 2968 | 2281 | 1708 | 1487 | 1465 | 1942 | 2635 | 3056 | 3060 | 3091 | 2528 | 2974 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28AM 4.31 | 11:12PM 4.03 | 11:38AM 4.13 | 12:21AM 4.02 | 12:46PM 4.10 | 1:22AM 4.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56PM 1.45 | 5:22AM 1.67 | 6:00PM 1.56 | 6:29AM 1.70 | 7:01PM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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