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Hurricane Igor Swell at Kerloch

4:27 pm 25 Sep 2010

Pointe du Toulinguet

5:58 pm 9 Jun 2010


Baie de Douarnenez ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 2.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Baie de Douarnenez Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Brittany – Finistere)

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Name: Baie de Douarnenez
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

Baie de Dournenez in Brittany is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from southwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips / crowds.

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Overall Baie de Douarnenez Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Baie de Douarnenez:

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Closest break Anse du Ris 1 mi
Second closest break Le Riz 1 mi
Third closest break Le Guet 2 mi
Fourth closest break Ste Anne La Palud 2 mi
Fifth closest break Les Roches Blanches - le Leyde 3 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Baie de Douarnenez:

Closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 139 mi
Second closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 160 mi
Third closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 200 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 204 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 244 mi

Tide stations nearest to Baie de Douarnenez:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 124 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 124 mi
Third closest tide station Newlyn, England 149 mi
Fourth closest tide station Newlyn, England 149 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 155 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Baie de Douarnenez:

Closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 342 mi
Second closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 343 mi
Third closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 351 mi
Fourth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 352 mi
Fifth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 353 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Baie de Douarnenez:

Closest city location Douarnenez (France) 2 mi
Second closest city location Plonevez-Porzay (France) 4 mi
Third closest city location Pouldergat (France) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Plogonnec (France) 5 mi
Fifth closest city location Guengat (France) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Baie de Dournenez is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Baie de Dournenez is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 39 km (24 miles) away.
  • Third is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France, 65 km (40 miles) away.
  • Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France is 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Baie de Dournenez and is 94 km (58 miles) away.
Baie de Douarnenez break location map and break info
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