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Penhors surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Penhors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Penhors sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Penhors today?
The current surf forecast for Penhors at 3PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Penhors. (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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4681 | 4681 | 4297 | 3978 | 3436 | 3180 | 3048 | 2756 | 2473 | 1866 | 1264 | 2810 | 3508 | 3881 | 4366 | 26281 | 28943 | 30222 | 33141 | 28005 | 17849 | 17755 | 17280 | 17477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 3.33 | 2:47AM 3.47 | 3:06PM 3.44 | 3:23AM 3.62 | 3:42PM 3.55 | 3:58AM 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 1.07 | 8:24PM 0.97 | 8:49AM 0.93 | 9:05PM 0.87 | 9:30AM 0.79 | 9:44PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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