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Surf Break: Blancs Sablons

Blancs Sablons in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide.

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Overall Blancs Sablons Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blancs Sablons:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Trez Hir	3 mi
Second closest break	Porsmilin	4 mi
Third closest break	Tregana	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Deolen	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Gouerou	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Blancs Sablons:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	134 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	135 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	183 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	219 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	224 mi
Tide stations nearest to Blancs Sablons:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	125 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	125 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	128 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	128 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	133 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Blancs Sablons:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	359 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	364 mi
Third closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	367 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	369 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	369 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Blancs Sablons:
Closest city location	Le Conquet (France)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Plougonvelin (France)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Ploumoguer (France)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Plouarzel (France)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lampaul-Plouarzel (France)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Blancs Sablons is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Blancs Sablons is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI) in France is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Blancs Sablons and is 120 km (75 miles) away.