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Plage de Donnant, Belle Ile, France

3:00 pm 17 Oct 2010

session, Guidel Plages

8:48 pm 9 Feb 2010


Belle Ile ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.5
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Belle Ile Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Brittany – Morbihan)

Plage de Donnant, Belle Ile, France photo

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Surf Break: Belle Ile

Name: Belle Ile
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: E

Belle Ile in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks are all lefts. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Belle Ile Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Belle Ile:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Les Donnants (Belle-Ile) 1 mi
Second closest break Port Bara 13 mi
Third closest break Port Rhu 14 mi
Fourth closest break Port Blanc 14 mi
Fifth closest break Penthievre 18 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Belle Ile:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 168 mi
Second closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 179 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 232 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 247 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 259 mi

Tide stations nearest to Belle Ile:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 139 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 139 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 215 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 215 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 219 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Belle Ile:

Closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 288 mi
Second closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 298 mi
Third closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 301 mi
Fourth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 311 mi
Fifth closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 312 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Belle Ile:

Closest city location Le Palais (France) 5 mi
Second closest city location Quiberon (France) 13 mi
Third closest city location Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (France) 15 mi
Fourth closest city location Carnac (France) 20 mi
Fifth closest city location Plouharnel (France) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Belle Ile is Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Belle Ile is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 60 km (37 miles) away.
  • Third is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 83 km (52 miles) away.
  • Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France is 100 km (62 miles) away.
  • Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Belle Ile and is 125 km (78 miles) away.
Belle Ile break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Belle Ile, France - Brittany - Morbihan. Use the tab navigation above to view Belle Ile sea temperature, Belle Ile photographs, Belle Ile detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Belle Ile webcams, current wind from France - Brittany - Morbihan live weather stations and Belle Ile tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Belle Ile.