Douarnenez

Beach break

Bretagne, France

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From level beginner · Combi 3/2Accessible from beginner level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.5 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
2.8/10
Very poor
Size
0.30.5 m
knee-high
Wind
13 km/h
N · Onshore
Swell
0.5 m
8 s · WNW
Best window · 15h3.1/10 · 0.20.4 m · 20 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the WNW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Very poor conditions: best skipped.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.30.5915☁️20°
03h0.30.5914☁️19°
06h0.30.5812☁️19°
09h0.30.5810☁️20°
12hBest0.30.4814☀️23°
15h0.20.4818☀️26°
18h0.20.4821☀️24°
21h0.30.5815☀️21°

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

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mBM 01:19-3.4 mPM 07:20+2.1 mBM 13:33-3.1 mPM 19:38+2.2 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:33 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.