Etel Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Etel in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the north. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Etel 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.

Stop animation

The rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Etel through a typical year and ... (show all text)

This picture illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)

Also see Etel surf quality by season and Etel surf quality by month.

Select Etel Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to France - Brittany - Morbihan surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Etel

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Etel:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kirminhy	1 mi
Second closest break	Kerhillio	4 mi
Third closest break	Sainte Barbe	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Les Crevettes Ste Barbe	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Fozo	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Etel:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	157 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	189 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	214 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	240 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	247 mi
Tide stations nearest to Etel:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	118 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	118 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	193 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	193 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	200 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Etel:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	310 mi
Second closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	319 mi
Third closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	321 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	321 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	323 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Etel:
Closest city location	Etel (France)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Erdeven (France)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Belz (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sainte-Helene (France)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Plouharnel (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Etel is Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Etel is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 38 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France is 88 km (55 miles) away.
• Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Etel and is 103 km (64 miles) away.