Sainte-Barbe (Plouharnel)

Beach break

Bretagne, France

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From level intermediate · Shorty 2 mmAccessible from intermediate level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.5 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.7/10
Fair
Size
0.3–0.5 m
knee-high
Wind
17 km/h
NNE · Cross-offshore
Swell
0.4 m
8 s · W
Best window · 9h5.5/10 · 0.2–0.3 m · 11 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, decent swell from the W. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.3–0.4911☁️21°
03h0.3–0.4910☁️20°
06h0.3–0.599☁️19°
09h0.3–0.5810☁️23°
12h0.3–0.5817☀️26°
15h0.3–0.5820☀️25°
18h0.2–0.4816☀️26°
21hBest0.3–0.4819☀️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 01:12-2.8 mPM 07:22+1.4 mBM 13:26-2.6 mPM 19:38+1.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:41 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.