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Tronoen surfForecast / Brittany – Finistere / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tronoen today?
The current surf forecast for Tronoen at 2PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast 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) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tronoen. (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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4343 | 4656 | 4384 | 4009 | 3673 | 3361 | 3004 | 2858 | 2581 | 2345 | 1497 | 2870 | 3487 | 3221 | 3213 | 9225 | 18081 | 15999 | 27439 | 16294 | 14755 | 15382 | 15209 | 15643 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:27PM 3.27 | 2:48AM 3.41 | 3:06PM 3.38 | 3:24AM 3.55 | 3:43PM 3.49 | 3:58AM 3.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM 1.04 | 8:25PM 0.95 | 8:50AM 0.90 | 9:06PM 0.85 | 9:31AM 0.77 | 9:45PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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