La Barre d'Étel

Rivermouth

Bretagne, France

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From level advanced · Shorty 2 mmAccessible from advanced level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.5 m), fairly forgiving, a hollow, fast rivermouth wave. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.8/10
Fair
Size
0.3–0.5 m
knee-high
Wind
19 km/h
NNE · Offshore — ideal
Swell
0.5 m
8 s · W
Best window · 6h5.6/10 · 0.3–0.5 m · 16 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the W. Offshore wind that grooms and hollows the waves. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.3–0.5914☁️21°
03h0.3–0.5910☁️20°
06h0.3–0.599☁️20°
09h0.3–0.5811☁️22°
12h0.3–0.5816☀️24°
15h0.3–0.5820☀️24°
18h0.3–0.4718☀️24°
21hBest0.3–0.5621☀️25°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mBM 01:11-2.8 mPM 07:22+1.4 mBM 13:26-2.6 mPM 19:37+1.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:35 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.