Pen Men (Île de Groix)

Reef break

Île de Groix, France

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From level advanced · Combi 3/2Accessible from advanced level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.6 m), fairly forgiving, an unforgiving reef bottom. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.1/10
Fair
Size
0.4–0.6 m
hip-high
Wind
20 km/h
NNE · Cross-shore
Swell
0.6 m
8 s · W
Best window · 6h5.0/10 · 0.3–0.5 m · 18 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the W. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.4–0.6914☁️20°
03h0.4–0.6915☁️20°
06h0.4–0.6813☁️19°
09h0.4–0.6813☁️20°
12h0.4–0.6823☀️20°
15h0.3–0.6829☀️20°
18h0.4–0.6730☀️21°
21hBest0.4–0.7722☀️24°

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 07:19+1.4 mBM 13:25-2.5 mPM 19:34+1.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:39 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.