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La Govelle ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 2.0
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 2.5

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La Govelle Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Loire Atlantique)

La Govelle photo

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Surf Break: La Govelle

Name: La Govelle
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NE

La Govelle in Brittany is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is no beach break and there are also right and left reef breaks (right is best).. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall La Govelle 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 La Govelle:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Plage Valentin 1 mi
Second closest break Rade de Croisic 3 mi
Third closest break Pornichet 7 mi
Fourth closest break Saint Marguerite 8 mi
Fifth closest break Grande Trait 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to La Govelle:

Closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 183 mi
Second closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 187 mi
Third closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 244 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 256 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 283 mi

Tide stations nearest to La Govelle:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 133 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 133 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 227 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 227 mi
Fifth closest tide station Weymouth, England 231 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to La Govelle:

Closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 277 mi
Second closest ski area Le Mont-Dore (France) 278 mi
Third closest ski area Besse Super Besse (France) 285 mi
Fourth closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 290 mi
Fifth closest ski area Le Grand Val (Switzerland) 296 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to La Govelle:

Closest city location Batz-sur-Mer (France) 1 mi
Second closest city location Le Croisic (France) 2 mi
Third closest city location Le Pouliguen (France) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Guerande (France) 5 mi
Fifth closest city location La Baule-Escoublac (France) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to La Govelle is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to La Govelle is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 53 km (33 miles) away.
  • Third is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) in France, 67 km (42 miles) away.
  • Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France is 90 km (56 miles) away.
  • Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to La Govelle and is 105 km (65 miles) away.
La Govelle break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Govelle, France - Loire Atlantique. Use the tab navigation above to view La Govelle sea temperature, La Govelle photographs, La Govelle detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Govelle webcams, current wind from France - Loire Atlantique live weather stations and La Govelle 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 La Govelle.