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Penhors surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Penhors today?
The current surf forecast for Penhors at 2PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Penhors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 13042 | 11602 | 9561 | 7760 | 6779 | 4780 | 3484 | 2927 | 2093 | 1807 | 1938 | 2117 | 2637 | 2901 | 3048 | 2796 | 3021 | 2662 | 2806 | 2806 | 3627 | 2265 | 5873 | 6832 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 3.19 | 12:22AM 3.06 | 12:45PM 3.17 | 1:21AM 3.17 | 1:40PM 3.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 1.27 | 5:53PM 1.16 | 6:17AM 1.27 | 6:50PM 1.14 | 7:15AM 1.19 | 7:40PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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