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Tronoen surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tronoen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tronoen sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tronoen today?
The current surf forecast for Tronoen at 7AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tronoen. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5351 | 6522 | 5014 | 9031 | 8539 | 11429 | 14184 | 13574 | 12298 | 11633 | 10607 | 9768 | 8544 | 7559 | 6745 | 4844 | 3776 | 2987 | 2325 | 1834 | 1806 | 1932 | 2448 | 2961 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:02PM 3.05 | 10:28AM 3.25 | 11:15PM 2.97 | 11:40AM 3.14 | 12:24AM 3.01 | 12:46PM 3.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 1.14 | 4:51PM 1.08 | 5:13AM 1.23 | 5:54PM 1.13 | 6:18AM 1.23 | 6:50PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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