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Grande Trait in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Grande Trait 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 Grande Trait:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Saint Marguerite	1 mi
Second closest break	La Courance	2 mi
Third closest break	Pornichet	2 mi
Fourth closest break	St Brevin l Ermitage	7 mi
Fifth closest break	La Govelle	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Grande Trait:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	186 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	191 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	242 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	263 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	291 mi
Tide stations nearest to Grande Trait:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	135 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	135 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	232 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	232 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	233 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Grande Trait:
Closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	269 mi
Second closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	270 mi
Third closest ski area	Besse Super Besse (France)	277 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Le Grand Val (Switzerland)	288 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	289 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Grande Trait:
Closest city location	Pornichet (France)	2 mi
Second closest city location	La Baule-Escoublac (France)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Saint-Andre-des-Eaux (France)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Saint-Nazaire (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Le Pouliguen (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Grande Trait is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Grande Trait is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE) in France, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France is 92 km (57 miles) away.
• St Jacques (Rennes) Airport (RNS), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Grande Trait and is 102 km (63 miles) away.